Authorised form of name | Gordon; Patrick (- 1702); naval chaplain and geographer |
Dates | - 1702 |
Nationality | British |
Place of death | Jamaica, North and Central America |
Date of death | July 1702 |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Research field | Geography |
Activity | Education: King's or Marischal College, Aberdeen Career: Naval chaplain; travelled to Cadiz (1695); served on HMS Salisbury (1701); was sent to New York but died of a fever en route (1702)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 30/11/1694 |
Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent to the Society on observations from his travels (1696; 1700), some of which was published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' |
Relationships | Parents: James Gordon |
PublishedWorks | https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82056652/ |
OtherInfo | Unfortunately, very little is known about Gordon's familial background or his clerical career. His most well-known surviving work is 'Geography anatomiz'd', which is intended as a short summative analysis of modern geography. |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/62888199 |
Code | NA5676 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EL/G1/66 | Letter, from Patrick Gordon to Robert Southwell | 26 February 1696 |
EL/G1/68 | Letter, from Patrick Gordon to the publisher of the 'Philosophical Transactions' | 18 December 1700 |