| Authorised form of name | Wheler; Granville (1701 - 1770); natural philosopher |
| Surname | Wheler |
| Forenames | Granville |
| Dates | 1701 - 1770 |
| Dates and places | Birth:
London (August 1701)
Death:
12 May 1770
Burial:
Otterden church, near Charing, Kent |
| Activity | Profession:
Clergyman, Church of England
Research field:
Electricity
Education:
Mr Rymer's School at Durham; Christ's College, Cambridge; BA (1721), MA (1724); Incorporated at Oxford (1734)
Career:
Fellow of Christ's (1722); ordained deacon and priest (1737); Rector of Leake, Nottinghamshire (1737-1770); Prebendary of Southwell (1753-1770) |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
27/06/1728 |
| Relationships | Son of Sir George Wheler (FRS 1677), DD, Canon of Durham, and his wife, Grace, daughter of Thomas Higgons of Grewell, Hampshire
Married: 1) Catherine Maria, daughter of Theophilus Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon; 2) May, daughter of John Dove of London |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (father's entry); Venn; Foster; Le Neve |
| Royal Society code | NA5357 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RBO/20/35 | 'An Account of what further Electrical Experiments Mr Wheler hath made since May 11 1737 at the Royal Society's house London' by Cromwell Mortimer | 1737 |
| EL/G2/33 | Stephen Gray, dated at London, to Granville Wheler | 6 February 1736 |
| EL/W4/2 | Granville Wheler, dated at Otterden Place, to Cromwell Mortimer | 21 November 1737 |
| RBO/20/34 | 'A Report of the Electrical Experiments made by Granville Wheler at the Royal Society's House on May 11 1737' | 1737 |
| LBO/24/24 | Copy letter from Granville Wheler, Otterden Place, to Cromwell Mortimer | 21 November 1737 |
| EL/W4/1 | Granville Wheler, dated at Otterden Place, to Cromwell Mortimer | 19 December 1737 |