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Authorised form of nameAllan; Thomas (1777 - 1833)
Dates1777 - 1833
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEdinburgh
Date of birth17 July 1777
Date of death12 September 1833
ActivityEducation:
Edinburgh High School
Career:
Entered his father's bank; travelled in France, England and Ireland and the Faroe Islands; made a large collection of minerals; held many municipal offices in Edinburgh; died of apoplexy
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election06/04/1815
RelationshipsSon of a banker
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 14 p 227
CodeNA5558
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1814/33Allan, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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