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Authorised form of nameSmith; James (1782 - 1867)
Other forms of surname'Smith of Jordanhill'
Dates1782 - 1867
NationalityBritish
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of birth15 August 1782
Date of death17 January 1867
ActivityMemberships:
FRSE; A S S of Edinburgh
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election23/12/1830
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp xlii-xliv
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/43409901
CodeNA5945
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1830/37Smith, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MM/15/7Letter from Walter E Smith to George Gabriel Stokes, with reply1880
MC/1/256Letter from James [?] Smith, Jordanhill, Glasgow, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society 27 October 1830
MC/1Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1800-1831
MC/17Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1897-1899
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