| Authorised form of name | Lamont; Johann (1805 - 1879) |
| Other forms of name | Johann von |
| Other forms of surname | Von Lamont |
| Dates | 1805 - 1879 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 13 December 1805 |
| Place of death | Bogenhausen, near Munich, Germany |
| Date of death | 06 August 1879 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Churchyard at Bogenhausen, near Munich, Germany |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Physics |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 25/11/1852 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Authority:
Altname from DNB and DSB.
References:
James Gabriel O'Hara, 'Gauss and the Royal Society: The Reception of His Ideas on Magnetism in Britain (1832-1842)' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 17-78 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/5688604 |
| Royal Society code | NA3418 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1852/18 | Lamont, Johann: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/11/180 | Letter from F Lamont, Munich, to Edward Sabine | 2 May 1842 |
| MM/11/183 | Letter from F Lamont, Munich, to Edward Sabine | 20 May 1842 |
| MM/17/7 | Letter from Johann Lamont to the Royal Society | 4 September 1854 |
| MS/257/4/39 | Letter from Edward Sabine, Woolwich, to [Johann von] Lamont | 4 June 1845 |
| MC/5/378 | Letter from [Johann] Lamont, Munich, to Major-General E [Edward] Sabine, [Treasurer of the Royal Society], London | 13 December 1858 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| MS/257/3/24 | Letter from Johann [von] Lamont, Munich to [Edward Sabine] | 8 September 1861 |
| MS/257/3/25 | Letter from Johann [von] Lamont, Munich to Edward Sabine, Woolwich | 15 September 1861 |
| MS/257/3/26 | Letter from Johann [von] Lamont, [Royal] Observatory, Bogenhausen | 26 November 1864 |
| MS/257/3/22 | Letter from Johann [von] Lamont, Munich to Edward Sabine, Woolwich | 29 November 1857 |
| MS/257/3/23 | Letter from Johann [von] Lamont, Munich to Edward Sabine, Woolwich | 4 August 1859 |
| HS/11/453 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Johann Lamont | undated |
| HS/11/452 | Letter, from Johann Lamont to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich | 22 April 1852 |