Authorised form of name | Bellers; Fettiplace (1687 - ? 1752) |
Dates | 1687 - ? 1752 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | The parish of St Andrew's, Holborn, London, England |
Date of birth | 23 August 1687 |
Date of death | ? 1752 |
Occupation | Playwright |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 30/11/1711 |
Relationships | Son of John Bellers (FRS 1719) and his wife, Frances, daughter of Gyles Fettiplace of Coln St Aldwyn's, Gloucestershire, Quakers, whose religion he rejected |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Geoffrey Cantor, 'Quakers in the Royal Society, 1660-1750' in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 175-193 Notes: Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane. Withdrawn 12 Apr 1752 (Thomson's History of the Royal Society, but not noted in Council Minutes). DNB says he was dead in 1750 when his book 'A delineation of universal law' was first published, but that he resigned from the RS in 1752 |
Code | NA4326 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
MS/390/149 | Bond of Fettiplace Bellers to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 17 April 1712 |