| Authorised form of name | Munchausen; Benjamin von (fl 1684); lawyer |
| Other forms of name | Benjamin |
| Other forms of surname | von Muchhausen |
| Dates | fl 1684 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Place of birth | Gdansk, [modern day Poland], Europe |
| Activity | Education:
LLD
Career:
In England (1683)?
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/04/1684 |
| Proposer | Edward Brown |
| General context | Unfortunately, very little is known about von Munchhausen's career or background. Originally from Danzig [Gdańsk], he is recorded in Robert Hooke's diary as being in London in 1677 and possibly lived and worked in England in the early 1680s. His bond to the Royal Society, in 1684, designates him as 'of London'. While he was never in the Society's printed lists, he still paid his subscriptions at a reduced rate. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Birch
Beeley, P and Scriba, C J, ed. 2014. 'The Correspondence of John Wallis. Volume IV (1672-April 1675)' (Oxford University Press) |
| Royal Society code | NA523 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/390/85 | Bond of Benjamin von Munchausen to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 30 April 1684 |