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Authorised form of nameFolkes; Sir; William Browne (1786 - 1860)
Other forms of nameWilliam John Henry Browne
Dates1786 - 1860
Place of birthHillington Hall, Norfolk, England
Date of birth20 August 1786
Place of deathHillington, Norfolk
Date of death24 March 1860
ActivityEducation:
BA (1810), MA (1813) (Jesus College, Cambridge)
Career:
MP for Norfolk (1830-1832); MP for West Norfolk (1832-1837)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election10/04/1834
RelationshipsSon of Martin Folkes (FRS 1772); grandson of William Folkes (FRS 1726); great-nephew of Martin Folkes (FRS 1714)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
CodeNA5235
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1834/13Folkes, Sir William Browne: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MM/19/78Letter from William Browne Folkes to Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie9 August 1859
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