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Authorised form of nameJohnston; James Finlay Weir (1796 - 1855)
Dates1796 - 1855
NationalityBritish
Place of birthPaisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of birth13 September 1796
Place of deathDurham, County Durham
Date of death18 September 1855
ActivityEducation:
AM
Memberships:
FRSE
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election15/06/1837
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/22912139
CodeNA5942
Archives associated with this Fellow
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MS/710/58Letter from James F W Johnston, Durham University, to Robert Were Fox, Falmouth16 May 1835
PT/22/12Paper, ['On the constitution of the resins, part II'] by James Finlay Weir Johnston2 May 1839
EC/1837/28Johnston, James Finlay Weir: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PT/23/10Paper, 'On the constitution of the resins, Part IV' by James F W [Finlay Weir] Johnston13 March 1840
PT/23/11Paper, 'On the constitution of the resins, Part V' by James F W [Finlay Weir] Johnston3 June 1840
PT/22/11Paper, 'On the constitution of the resins, Part III. The resins of sandarack, of the pinus abies and of olibanum' by James F W [Finlay Weir] JohnstonMay 1839
AP/21/23/3Unpublished letter, regarding 'Explanation of the phenomena of intermitting springs' from James F W [Finlay Weir] Johnston to J G [John George] Children30 November 1837
AP/21/23/1Unpublished manuscript, 'Explanation of the phenomena of intermitting springs' by W L Wharton29 November 1837
AP/25/24Unpublished paper, 'On the brain, spinal cord, and ganglia' by James Stark9 November 1842
AP/26/16Unpublished paper, 'On the supposed development of the animal tissues from cells' by James Stark 24 February 1843
AP/26/15Unpublished paper, 'On the nerves' by James StarkNovember 1842
AP/21/23Unpublished paper, 'Explanation of the phenomena of intermitting springs' by W L WhartonNovember 1837
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