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 |