| Authorised form of name | Aston; Francis (1644 - 1715) |
| Other forms of name | Ashton, Francis |
| Surname | Aston |
| Forenames | Francis |
| Dates | 1644 - 1715 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
1644
Death:
June 1715 or July 1715 |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Trinity College, Cambridge; BA (1665), MA (1668)
Career:
Fellow of Trinity (1667); travelled abroad (1669); Gentleman Usher to Queen Anne; bequeathed his whole estate at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire to the Royal Society
Memberships:
Oxford Philosophical Society |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
30/11/1678
Proposers:
Edward Brown
Council:
Sec 1681-1685; Council 1680-1685, 1694, 1699-1700, 1706, 1708, 1710, 1712, 1714
Editor Phil. Trans.:1682-1686 (along with Robert Plot and William Musgrave) |
| Relationships | Son of Francis Aston of London; brother of William Aston, agent to John Harrington, from whom he inherited the Mablethorpe estate; unmarried |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Venn; N&R; Gunther; Barker
References:
C S S, 'The Society's Library' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 21-27 |
| Royal Society code | NA4559 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/A/31 | Letter, from St George Ashe to Francis Aston, dated at Trinity College Dublin | 16 September 1685 |
| EL/R1/43 | Salomon Reisel, dated at Stutgart, to Francis Aston | 12 February 1686 |
| EL/L1/71 | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Francis Aston | 14 April 1684 |
| EL/L1/70 | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Francis Aston | 28 December 1683 |
| EL/L5/115 | S A von L to Francis Aston | November 1685 |
| EL/H2/61 | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Francis Aston | 4 April 1685 |
| EL/H2/62 | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk) to Francis Aston | 19 May 1685 |
| EL/I1/175 | William Jessop to Francis Aston | nd |
| EL/R1/46 | William Rhyne, dated at Passau, to Francis Aston | 25 August 1683 |
| EL/M1/89 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 5 February 1685 |
| EL/O2/178 | Johannes Ericus Ohloff, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Francis Aston | 1683 |
| EL/M1/90 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 27 October 1685 |
| EL/M1/88 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 27 December 1684 |
| EL/R1/39 | Salomon Reisel, dated at Stutgart, to Francis Aston | 6 March 1685 |
| EL/M1/93 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 14 November 1685 |
| EL/H2/63 | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Francis Aston | 29 December 1685 |
| EL/L1/69 | Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, dated at Delft, to Francis Aston | 17 September 1683 |
| EL/M1/85 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 7 June 1684 |
| DM/5/115 | List of benefactors to the Royal Society | 17th-18th century |
| EL/H2/58 | Johannes Hevelius, dated at Danzig (Gdansk), to Francis Aston | 30 September 1683 |
| LBO/9/109 | Copy letter from William Musgrave to Francis Aston | 18 September 1684 |
| LBO/8/86 | Copy letter from Maetin Lister, York, to Francis Aston | 11 February 1681 |
| P/0003 | Portrait of Aston, Francis | c1700 |
| EL/M1/84 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 22 April 1684 |
| EL/M1/87 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 23 December 1684 |
| EL/M1/92 | William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 12 November 1685 |
| EL/M1/91 | Latin translation of a letter from William Molyneux, dated at Dublin, to Francis Aston | 1686 |
| IM/000146 | Aston, Francis | nd |
| DM/5/114 | List of benefactors to the Royal Society | 17th-18th century |