| Authorised form of name | Wheler; Sir; George (1650 - 1723); clergyman and writer |
| Other forms of surname | Wheeler |
| Dates | 1650 - 1723 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Breda, Noord-Brabant, Dutch Republic [modern day Netherlands], Europe |
| Date of birth | 1650 |
| Place of death | Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
| Date of death | 15 January 1723 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Galilee chapel, Durham Cathedral, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Botany |
| Antiquities |
| Activity | Education:
Wye School, Kent; Lincoln College, Oxford (matriculated 1668; MA 1683; DD (by diploma 1702); Middle Temple (admitted 1671)
Career:
Travelled to France, Switzerland, Italy and Greece (1673-1676); ordained (c1683); Canon of Durham (1684); Vicar of Basingstoke, Hampshire (1685); built a chapel in Spitalfields, London, mainly at his own expense (1693); Rector of Winston, Co Durham (1706); Rector of Houghton-Le-Spring, Co Durham (1710-death); endowed a school for girls at Houghton-Le-Spring
Honours:
Kt 1682 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/12/1677 |
| Proposer | Charles Howard |
| Date of ejection or withdrawal | 22 July 1685 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Expelled due to non-payment of arrears |
| Relationships | Parents: Colonel Charles Wheler and Anne Hutchin
Married: Grace Higgons
Children: overall 18, incl. Granville Wheler (FRS 1728) |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: R65020 |
| OtherInfo | Wheler's parents, as royalists, were in exile in Breda when he was born. During his travels, Wheler collected marbles, inscriptions, and plants, which he gave to botanists, such as John Ray (FRS 1667). After his death, his collection of antiquities and botanical specimens went to the University of Oxford and his Greek and Latin manuscripts to Lincoln College. He was barely active in the Royal Society's work and paid only his admission fee. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; ODNB
Notes:
DNB has dates as 1650-1723; ODNB has 20 January 1651 - 15 January 1724. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/41961971 |
| Code | NA5697 |