| Authorised form of name | Whytt; Robert (1714 - 1766) |
| Dates | 1714 - 1766 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 06 September 1714 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |
| Date of death | 15 April 1766 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Old Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/04/1752 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Diana E Manuel, 'Marshall Hall, FRS (1790-1857), A Conspectus of His Life and Work' in NR 1980 vol 35 pp 135-166 |
| Code | NA4560 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/3/107 | Letter, 'Earthquake at Glasgow on 30 and 31 Dec 1755. Also of a shower of dust which fell on a ship between Shetland and Ireland' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle | 10 February 1756 |
| L&P/3/237 | Letter, 'In answer to Pringle's letter' from Robert Whytt to John Pringle | 16 March 1757 |
| EC/1752/02 | Whytt, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/3/236 | Letter, 'Of Lord Walpoles' death' from John Pringle to Robert Whytt | 1757 |
| L&P/2/244 | Paper, 'Of the vital and other involuntary motions of animals - an account of R.W.'s book' by Robert Whytt | 1751 |