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Authorised form of nameMelville; Alexander (1790 - 1840)
Dates1790 - 1840
Date of birth14 October 1790
Date of death16 September 1840
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election01/02/1827
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Notes:
Annotations in pencil on election certificate
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332
CodeNA5591
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1826/16Melville, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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