| Authorised form of name | Richardson; Sir; John (1787 - 1865) |
| Dates | 1787 - 1865 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Nith Place, Dumfries, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 05 November 1787 |
| Place of death | Lancrigg, Grasmere, Westmorland |
| Date of death | 05 June 1865 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Grasmere churchyard, Westmorland |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Honours:
Kt 1846; CB 1850
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/02/1825 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1856 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1866-1867 vol 15 pp xxxvii-xliii |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/73862190 |
| Royal Society code | NA5665 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/4/40 | Letter from John Richardson, Lincolnshire, to General Edward Sabine, | 15 March 1857 |
| IM/003811 | Richardson, Sir John | nd |
| MM/25/2 | Letter from Sir James Clark Ross, Athenaeum, to [Sir John] Richardson | c.1847 |
| EC/1824/22 | Richardson, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/4/298 | Letter from Jane Franklin, 21 Bedford Place, to the Earl of Rosse, [President of the Royal Society] | 15 November 1849 |
| MC/4/304 | Letter from [John] Parker, [First Secretary to the] Admiralty, to the Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society | 28 November 1849 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| MS/119/1/129 | Letter from John Richardson, Haslar Hospital, Gosport to [Humphrey Lloyd] | 4 February 1850 |
| HS/14/485 | Letter, from Sir John Richardson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Haslar Hospital | 17 November 1840 |
| HS/14/486 | Letter, from Sir John Richardson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Haslar Hospital | 28 December 1847 |