| Authorised form of name | Russell; John Scott (1808 - 1882) |
| Surname | Russell |
| Forenames | John Scott |
| Dates | 1808 - 1882 |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland (08 May 1808)
Death:
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (08 June 1882) |
| Activity | Profession:
Civil engineer
Education:
MA
Career:
Manager of a large ship building firm, Greenock; moved to London (1844); promoter of the Great Exhibition (1851); worked in ship building on the Thames; involved with Isambard Kingdom Brunel (FRS 1830) in building the steamship "Great Eastern" (1854-1857)
Memberships:
FRSE; MICE |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
7/06/1849 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Rev David Russell |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1882-1883 vol 34 pp xv-xvii signed by P S |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/45061037 |
| Royal Society code | NA5548 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| IM/003945 | Russell, John Scott | nd |
| AP/61/5 | The Wave of Translation and the work it does | 1881 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| IM/003944 | Russell, John Scott | nd |
| MS/426/443 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to J [John] Scott Russell, Sydenham | 28 February 1851 |
| RR/9/83 | Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'On ether and it's relation to matter' by John Scott Russell | 13 December 1882 |
| RR/8/338 | Referee's report by John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, on a paper 'The wave of translation and the work it does as the carrier wave of sound' by John Scott Russell | 4 June 1881 |
| RR/8/339 | Referee's report by George Gabriel Stokes, on a paper 'The wave of translation and the work it does as the carrier wave of sound' by John Scott Russell | 19 July 1881 |
| EC/1849/12 | Russell, John Scott: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/5/2 | Letter from J [John] Scott Russell, Sydenham, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 25 January 1851 |