| Authorised form of name | Allen; William (1770 - 1843) |
| Dates | 1770 - 1843 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Spitalfields, London, England |
| Date of birth | 29 August 1770 |
| Place of death | Lindfield, Sussex |
| Date of death | 30 December 1843 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
School at Rochester
Career:
Clerk, Plough Court Pharmacy; attended lectures at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London; Lecturer on Chemistry, Guy's Hospital (1802-1826); actively opposed slavery, and advocated schemes of social improvements; helped to found an agricultural colony, Lindfield, Sussex
Memberships:
FCS (1794); FLS (1801)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/11/1807 |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | Ejected from the Society 1843 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Job and Margaret Allen (Quakers) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1844 No 60 pp 532-533
Notes:
In the index to BR it says he was ejected from the Society between 1842 and 1843, and refers to PL; but PL gives him as a member in both 1842 and 1843. |
| Virtual International Authority File | 17268394 |
| Royal Society code | NA3179 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/710/10 | Letter from William Allen, near London, to Robert Were Fox | 14 November 1830 |
| MS/710/9 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 26 July 1813 |
| MS/710/4 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 30 September 1809 |
| MS/710/8 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 19 October 1810 |
| CB/1/1/227 | Letter from Claude Louis Berthollet to Charles Blagden | 31 August 1808 |
| EC/1807/09 | Allen, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/710/6 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 20 March 1810 |
| MS/710/11 | Letter from William Allen, 16 Chester Terrace, Eaton Square, to Robert Were Fox | 1 October 1840 |
| MS/710/7 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 1 August 1810 |
| MS/710/5 | Letter from William Allen, London, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth | 27 December 1809 |
| PT/1/18 | Paper, 'On the quantity of carbon in carbonic acid' by Wm [William] Allen and Wm [William] Hasledine Pepys | [1807] |
| PT/2/17/1 | Manuscript, 'On the changes produced in atmospheric air, and oxygen gas by respiration' by W [William] Allen and W H [William Hasledine] Pepys | [1808] |
| PT/3/26/3 | Plate, final engraving showing design and arrangement of water gasometer, drawn by Martin and engraved by J [James] Basire | [1809] |
| PT/3/26 | Paper, 'On respiration' by Wm [William] Allen and Wm [William] Hasledyne [Hasledine] Pepys | [1809] |
| PT/2/17/2 | Plate, diagram of water gasometer by Silvanus Bevan | [1808] |
| PT/3/26/2 | Plate, engraving showing design and arrangement of water gasometer, drawn by Martin and engraved by J [James] Basire | [1809] |
| AP/8/7/3 | Unpublished account, regarding a trial of Clanny's new lamp witnessed by Wm [William] Patterson, Josh [Joseph] Gleghorn, and W H Holmes | 30 December 1815 |
| AP/8/7/2 | Unpublished letter, regarding safety lamp improvements from W [William] Reid Clanny to unknown recipient | 27 November 1815 |
| AP/8/7/4 | Unpublished letter, regarding a trial of Clanny's new lamp from W [William] Reid Clanny to William Allen | 11 January 1816 |
| PT/2/17 | Paper, 'On the changes produced in atmospheric air, and oxygen gas by respiration' by W [William] Allen and W H [William Hasledine] Pepys | [1808] |
| AP/8/7 | Unpublished paper and letters, 'Some farther remarks on the means of procuring a steady light in coal mines without the danger of explosion' by W [William] Reid Clanny | November 1815 - January 1816 |
| AP/8/7/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Some farther remarks on the means of procuring a steady light in coal mines without the danger of explosion' by W [William] Reid Clanny | 25 November 1815 |
| PT/3/26/1 | Manuscript, 'On respiration' by Wm [William] Allen and Wm [William] Hasledyne [Hasledine] Pepys | [1809] |
| PT/7/24 | Paper, 'On the means of procuring a steady light in coal mines without the danger of explosion' by Wm [William] Reid Clanny | [1813] |