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Authorised form of nameFrere; John (1740 - 1807)
Dates1740 - 1807
NationalityBritish
Place of birthWesthorpe, Suffolk, England
Date of birth10 August 1740
Place of deathEast Dereham, Norfolk
Date of death12 July 1807
Research fieldArchaeology
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election06/06/1771
RelationshipsGrandfather of George Edward Frere (FRS 1837) and of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (FRS 1877)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
J Reid Moir, 'A Pioneer in Palaeolithic Discovery' in NR 1939 vol 2 pp 28-31, plate
CodeNA544
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1771/09Frere, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/001561Frere, Johnnd
MS/391/139Bond of John Frere to the Treasurer of the Royal Society20 June 1771
L&P/10/56/1Letter, 'Description of an instrument to measure the force of the wind' from Benjamin Wiseman to John Frere14 January 1793
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