| Authorised form of name | Wilson; Benjamin (1721 - 1788) |
| Dates | 1721 - 1788 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1721 |
| Place of death | 56 Great Russell Street, Bloomesbury, London |
| Date of death | 06 June 1788 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
St George the Matyr's burying ground |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/12/1751 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1760 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Marta Cavazza, 'The Institute of Science of Bologna and the Royal Society in the eighteenth century' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 3-25, plate
R V Jones, 'Benjamin Franklin' in NR 1976-7 vol 31 pp 201-225
R W Home, 'Some Manuscripts on Electrical and Other Subjects Attributed to Thomas Bayes, FRS' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 81-90
D J Bryden, 'Note on a Further Portrait of James Short, FRS' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 109-112
G L'E Turner, 'A Portrait of James Short, FRS, Attributable to Benjamin Wilson, FRS' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 105-112
Douglas McKie, 'Priestley's Laboratory and Library and Other of his Effects' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 114-136 |
| Royal Society code | NA5600 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/4/78 | Letter from Benjamin Wilson, Bloomsbury, to St Paul's Cathedral Dean & Chapter | 1 March 1773 |
| MM/11/41 | Notes from the minutes of meetings of the Purfleet Magazine Committee | 1772 |
| MS/391/75 | Bond of Benjamin Wilson to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 12 December 1751 |
| L&P/4/262 | Letter, 'Of Mr Hardy's paper on colours produced by electricity' from Benjamin Wilson to Edward Hussey Delaval | 2 May 1765 |
| L&P/4/175 | Letter, 'Electrical experiments' from John Bevis to Benjamin Wilson | 6 December 1763 |
| L&P/4/105 | Letter, 'On withdrawing a paper' from Edward Hussey Delaval to Benjamin Wilson | 23 March 1762 |
| L&P/4/227 | Paper, 'Prevention of ill effects of lightning, anent Captain Dibden's observations' by Benjamin Wilson | 2 July 1764 |
| L&P/4/154 | Letter, 'On electricity and thunderstorms' from Thorbern Olaf Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 20 November 1762 |
| L&P/4/103 | Letter, 'Observations of aurora borealis made in Sweden' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 28 April 1761 |
| L&P/4/26 | Letter, 'Concerning electricty' from Thorbern Olof Bergman to Benjamin Wilson | 17 October 1760 |
| L&P/6/48 | Paper, 'Further experiments on lightning' by Benjamin Wilson | 23 February 1774 |
| L&P/7/59 | Paper, 'New experiments with the Leyden phial' by Benjamin Wilson | 23 June 1778 |
| L&P/7/70 | Letter, 'An account of Dr Gowin Knight's method of making artifical loadstones' from Benjamin Wilson to Joseph Banks | 1 December 1778 |
| L&P/7/26/1 | Papers, 'An accident by lightning at Purfleet' by Edward Nickson, Benjamin Wilson, William Henly, Edward Nairne, Timothy Lane, John Boddington and Joseph Planta | 19 June 1777 |
| L&P/7/27 | Paper, 'New experiments and observations on the nature and uses of conductors' by Benjamin Wilson | 12 November 1777 |
| L&P/7/59/1 | Paper, 'New experiments with the Leyden phial' by Benjamin Wilson | 23 June 1778 |
| L&P/7/59/2 | Plate, 'Leyden Phial attached to a point and ball, the same distance from asphere of copper' by Benjamin Wilson | 1778 |
| L&P/7/26 | Papers, 'An accident by lightning at Purfleet' by Edward Nickson, Benjamin Wilson, William Henly, Edward Nairne, Timothy Lane, John Boddington and Joseph Planta | 19 June 1777 |
| L&P/5/106 | Paper, 'Report on preserving St Paul's Cathedral from the effects of lightning' by the Royal Society Committee | 7 June 1769 |
| EC/1751/10 | Wilson, Benjamin: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |