Authorised form of name | Hamilton; William Richard (1777 - 1859); diplomat |
Surname | Hamilton |
Forenames | William Richard |
Dates | 1777 - 1859 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: London, England (09 January 1777) Death: Bolton Row, London (11 July 1859) |
Activity | Education: Harrow School; Oxford; Cambridge Career: Lamed for life in an accident at school; Secretary to Lord Elgin whilst ambassador at Constantinople; sent to Egypt and, on discovering the French shipping out the Rosetta stone, he took it from them (1799); superintended the removal of the Elgin Marbles and had divers salvage those in a vessel which sank (1802); Under Secretary, Foreign Affairs (1809-1822); Minister at the Court of Naples (1822-1825) |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/04/1813 |
Relationships | Son of Rev Anthony Hamilton (FRS 1777); married Judith Udny; father of William John Hamilton (FRS 1855) |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/66896160 |
Royal Society code | NA5805 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
IM/001874 | Hamilton, William Richard | 1850 |
EC/1813/01 | Hamilton, William Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
NLB/57/859 | Copy letter from Edwin Deller, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to CF Gifford Esq; Solicitor's Department, HM Treasury, Storey's Gate, SW 1 | 25 February 1920 |
MC/2/209 | Requisition for a Special General Meeting of the Royal Society | 21 May 1836 |