Authorised form of name | Edward VIII (1894 - 1972); King of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the seas Emperor of India |
Other forms of name | Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David |
Dates | 1894 - 1972 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | White Lodge, Richmond Park, London, England |
Date of birth | 23 June 1894 |
Place of death | Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
Date of death | 28/05/1972 |
Dates and places | Burial: The royal mausoleum at Frogmore |
Activity | Honours: KG 1910; KT 1922; KP 1927; GCB ; GCSI ; GCMG ; GCIE ; GCVO ; GBE ; MC ; Duke of Windsor 1937
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Membership category | Royal Fellow |
Patron |
Date of election | 15/05/1919 |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 12 July 1911 Notes: He was Royal Fellow from his election until his death, excluding the period during which he was King, when his membership status was Patron. Previously Prince of Wales. |
Royal Society code | NA5908 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
NLB/57/693 | Copy letter from Sir William Bate Hardy, FRS, Secretary of the Royal Society; Professor [Sir] WH [William Henry] Bragg, FRS | 16 January 1920 |
NLB/57/667 | Copy letter from Joseph John Thomson, President of the Royal Society; to Sir Godfrey Thomas Bart | 8 January 1920 |
NLB/57/656 | Copy letter from Sir James Hopwood Jeans, FRS, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir David Prain, Treasurer of the Royal Society, FRS, IMS, CMG | 7 January 1920 |
NLB/57/701 | Copy letter from Sir William Bate Hardy, FRS, Secretary of the Royal Society [?]; to Admiral Sir Henry B [Braderwine] Jackson, FRS, GCB | 20 January 1920 |