| Authorised form of name | Vernon; Francis (c1637 - 1677); traveller and diplomat |
| Dates | c1637 - 1677 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Near Charing Cross, London, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c1637 |
| Place of death | Persia, [modern day Iran], Asia |
| Date of death | 1677 |
| Dates and places | Baptism:
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England (18 January 1637)
Burial:
Ispahan, Persia, [modern day Iran], Asia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Research field | Antiquities |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1658; MA 1660)
Career:
Began his travels before he had taken his Master's degree, captured by pirates and sold; returned to Oxford (c 1660); accompanied the Earl of Carlisle, Ambassador-Extraordinary to Sweden (1668); Secretary to the Embassy at Paris, where he acted as medium of communication between men of science in England and France (1669-1671); travelled through Venice, Dalmatia, Greece, Turkey and Persia, where he was murdered in a quarrel over a penknife |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/05/1672 |
| Proposer | Henry Oldenburg |
| Other Royal Society activity | Corresponded with Henry Oldenburg (FRS 1663) and had a letter published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' on his travels (1676), (URL: doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1676.0007) |
| Relationships | Parents: Francis Vernon and Anne (née Welby)
Siblings: James Vernon (secretaryof state to William III) |
| General context | Vernon was a correspondent with a variety of natural philosophers and peers throughout England and France, including Christian Huyghens (FRS 1663) and John Collins (FRS 1667). A journal of Vernon's was found amongst Robert Hooke's (FRS 1660) papers. |
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| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster
References:
Hall, A R. 1995. 'John Collins on Newton's Telescope', in Notes and Records, vol. 49, pp. 71-78 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/41961937 |
| Royal Society code | NA5652 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EL/P1/47 | Letter, from [Jean] Picard to Monsieur [Francis] Vernon, dated at Paris | nd |
| EL/V/24 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 20 April 1672 |
| IM/004722 | Vernon, Francis | November 2000 |
| MS/73 | Journal of travels in the Eastern Mediterranean by Francis Vernon | 1675-1676 |
| EL/I1/163 | Letter, from L Jenkins to Matthews, dated at Paris | 30 November 1669 |
| EL/V/13 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 19 July 1670 |
| EL/V/20 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 9 January 1672 |
| EL/V/16 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 24 December 1670 |
| EL/V/23 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 8 March 1672 |
| EL/V/15 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 29 September 1670 |
| EL/V/25 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 23 April 1672 |
| EL/V/9 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 3 October 1669 |
| EL/V/19 | Continuation of a letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg | 1672 |
| EL/V/17 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 18 March 1671 |
| EL/V/10 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 30 October 1669 |
| EL/V/21 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 27 January 1672 |
| EL/V/7 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | June 1669 |
| EL/V/4 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 9 April 1669 |
| EL/V/14 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 4 September 1670 |
| EL/O2/48 | Letter, from Henry Oldenburg to Francis Vernon, dated at London | 28 February 1670 |
| EL/V/11 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 29 January 1670 |
| EL/V/22 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 30 January 1672 |
| EL/V/3 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 5 April 1669 |
| EL/V/5 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 11 May 1669 |
| EL/V/6 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 14 May 1669 |
| EL/V/8 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 2 August 1669 |
| EL/V/12 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 1670 |
| EL/V/18 | Letter, from Francis Vernon to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 3 December 1671 |