| Authorised form of name | Tyson; Michael (1740 - 1780) |
| Dates | 1740 - 1780 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | In the parish of Stamford All Saints [Lincolnshire?],England |
| Date of birth | 19 November 1740 |
| Place of death | Lambourne, near Ongar, Essex |
| Date of death | 04 May 1780 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Lambourne Church |
| Activity | Education:
BA (1764), MA (1767), BD (1775) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Career:
Ordained deacon 1770; Rector, Lambourne, Essex
Memberships:
FSA (1768)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/02/1779 |
| Relationships | His father was archdeacon of Huntingdon and dean of Stamford; his mother came from Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 |
| Royal Society code | NA5543 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/391/191 | Bond of Michael Tyson to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 4 March 1779 |
| L&P/5/238 | Letter, 'Of a newly-discovered fish from the South Seas' from Michael Tyson to Michael Lort | 11 March 1771 |
| EC/1778/23 | Tyson, Michael: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |