| Authorised form of name | Davidson; Thomas (1817 - 1885) |
| Dates | 1817 - 1885 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 17 May 1817 |
| Date of death | 16 December 1885 |
| Activity | Career:
Proprietor of the Estates of Muirhouse and Hatton, Mid-Lothian, NB.
Freemason, Member, Lodge of Felicity No 58
Memberships:
FGS; Member of various Foreign Societies in France, Germany, and Belgium; Vice President Palaeontographical Society |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/06/1857 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1870 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1885 vol 39 pp viii-xi signed by R E
References:
The Library and Museum of Freemasonry 'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' 2010, page 26 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/12397640 |
| Royal Society code | NA5963 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1857/04 | Davidson, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001080 | Davidson, Thomas | nd |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| IM/Maull/001081 | Davidson, Thomas | nd |
| MC/9/134 | Letter from Th [Thomas] Biddulph, Balmoral, to Dr [William] Sharpey, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 7 November 1870 |
| MC/9/136 | Letter from Thos [Thomas] Davidson, 22 Park Crescent, Brighton, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 14 November 1870 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
| MC/12/316 | Letter from Tho [Thomas] Davidson, 9 Salisbury Road, Brighton, to the Royal Society | 22 March 1883 |