| Authorised form of name | Strange; John (1732 - 1799) |
| Dates | 1732 - 1799 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Barnet, London, England |
| Date of birth | 1732 |
| Place of death | Ridge, near Barnet, London |
| Date of death | 19 March 1799 |
| Research field | Archaeology |
| Activity | Education:
Cambridge University
Career:
British Minister at Venice (1773); helped finance the travels of Alberto Fortis (FRS 1795) in Dalmatia
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/04/1766 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Marta Cavazza, 'The Institute of Science of Bologna and the Royal Society in the eighteenth century' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 3-25, plate
Richard Hamblyn, 'The Stones of Venice', review of A Calendar of the Correspondence of John Strange, FRS (1732-1799), ed. Luca Ciancio, in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 241-244 |
| Royal Society code | NA4953 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1765/40 | Strange, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/6/220 | Paper, 'Of the tides in the Adriatic, with letter from John Strange' by Giuseppe Toaldi | 19 November 1776 |
| L&P/6/42 | Letter, 'Of an earthquake shock' from Albert Haller to John Strange | 20 April 1774 |
| L&P/5/74 | Letter, 'Origin of a natural paper' from John Strange to Matthew Maty | 1769 |
| L&P/5/113 | Letter, 'Of sepulchral inscriptions and carved figures discovered at Bonn in 1755' from John Strange to James West | 10 July 1769 |
| L&P/5/164 | Letter, 'An account of some very perfect and uncommon specimens of Spongiae' from John Strange to James West | 16 November 1769 |
| L&P/6/123 | Letter, 'A Giant's Causeway near Padua' from John Strange to John Pringle | 1775 |
| L&P/6/70 | Letter, 'A group of basaltine rocks recently discovered near Padua' from John Strange to John Pringle | 10 March 1775 |