| Authorised form of name | Ellis; Sir; Henry (1777 - 1869) |
| Surname | Ellis |
| Forenames | Henry |
| Dates | 1777 - 1869 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
London, England (29 November 1777)
Death:
Bedford Square, London (15 January 1869) |
| Activity | Education:
Merchant Taylor's School; St John's College, Oxford. BCL (1802)
Career:
Assistant, Bodleian Library (1798); Assistant Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum (1805); Keeper (1806-1827); Principal Librarian, British Museum; Knight of Hanover (1832); resigned from the British Museum (1856)
Honours:
Kt 1833
Memberships:
FSA |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
30/05/1811 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/27181148 |
| Royal Society code | NA3268 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| AP/20/10 | Some account of the appearances of the Solar Spots, as seen from the Hereford, on the 15th & 16th of May 1836 during and after the Solar Eclipse | 6 June 1836 |
| DM/6/24 | Letter from Sir Henry Ellis to C R Weld, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society | 23 January 1856 |
| DM/6/18 | Letter from Sir Henry Ellis to C R Weld, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society | 31 May 1855 |
| DM/6/25 | Letter from Sir Henry Ellis to C R Weld, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society | 22 January 1856 |
| AP/23/9 | Experiments made on a piece of Pena Silver, as to its capability of holding water; saved from the Lady Charlotte, wrecked on the Coast of Ireland in December 1838 | January 1839 |
| MS/425/1 | Copy letter, John William Lubbock, Treasurer of the Royal Society, to Henry Ellis, British Museum | 13 December 1830 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1832 |
| DM/2/51 | Letter from Henry Ellis, British Museum, to P M Roget | 27 December 1829 |
| EC/1811/10 | Ellis, Sir Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/165 | Letter from Henry Ellis, [Assistant Keeper of Printed Books], British Museum, to Davies Gilbert, President of the Royal Society | 30 December 1828 |
| MC/1/172 | Letter from Edward Sabine, 1 Devonshire Place, to Dr. Peter Mark Roget, 39 Bernard Street | 13 July 1829 |