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Authorised form of nameWilliam IV (1765 - 1837); King of Great Britain and Ireland
Dates1765 - 1837
NationalityBritish
Place of birthBuckingham Palace, London, England
Date of birth21 August 1765
Date of death20 June 1837
Dates and placesBurial:
Windsor, Berkshire
ActivityHonours:
KG 1782; Earl of Munster and Duke of Clarence 1789
Membership categoryPatron
Date of election10/03/1831
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Paul A Tunbridge, 'Jean Andre De Luc, FRS (1727-1817)' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 15-33
John Thomas, 'Josiah Wedgwood's Portrait Medallions of Fellows of the Royal Society' in NR 1963 vol 18 pp 45-53, plate
Royal Society codeNA3841
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
DM/2/4Letter from the Lord Chamberlain to the Duke of Sussex9 March 1831
DM/2/7'Address to the Queen Adelaide' from the Duke of Sussex1831
DM/2/6'Notice of the attendance of the President & Council at St James's March 10th 1831'10 March 1831
DM/2/8Queen Adelaide's reply to the Duke of Sussex's address1831
DM/2/3Letter from James Hudson, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society8 March 1831
MM/21/79Royal Greenwich Observatory Warrant27 November 1830
IM/004920William IV, King of Great Britain and Irelandnd
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