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Authorised form of nameDawkins; James (1722 - 1757)
Dates1722 - 1757
Place of birthJamaica
Date of birth1722
ActivityEducation:
St John's College, Oxford. DCL (1749)
Career:
Visited Greece and Asia Minor; assisted James Stuart (FRS 1758) and Nicolas Revett to take measurements of Greek architecture at Athens; visited Palmyra and Baalbeck (1751); involved in Jacobite intrigues in Paris; provided the Young Pretender, Charles Stewart, with funds
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election23/01/1755
RelationshipsEldest son of Henry Dawkins of Jamaica
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA5027
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1755/18Dawkins, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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