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Authorised form of nameBarrow; John (1808 - 1898)
Dates1808 - 1898
Date of birth28 June 1808
Date of death09 December 1898
ActivityCareer:
Keeper of the Records of the Admiralty
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election12/12/1844
RelationshipsSecond son of Sir John Barrow (FRS 1805)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33
CodeNA3786
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
NLB/17/724Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons[12 December 1898]
MS/426/175Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to John Barrow, Bart20 December 1845
EC/1844/16Barrow, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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