| Authorised form of name | Selwyn; William (1806 - 1875) |
| Dates | 1806 - 1875 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 19 February 1806 |
| Place of death | Cambridgeshire |
| Date of death | 24 April 1875 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Ely |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1828), MA (1831), BD (1850), DD (1864)
Career:
Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1829); ordained deacon (1829); ordained Priest (1831); Rector of Branstone, Leicestershire (1831); Canon of Ely (1833-1875); Vicar of Melbourne, Cambridgeshire (1846-1853); Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge (1855); died from causes sustained in a fall from his horse
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1866 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of William Selwyn QC (1775-1855) and his wife Laetitia, daughter of Thomas Kynaston of Witham, Essex; married (1832) Juliana Elizabeth, daughter of George Cooke of Carr House, Doncaster; brother-in-law of George Peacock (FRS 1818) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/68512094 |
| Code | NA6278 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1866/14 | Selwyn, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/7/32 | Letter from William Selwyn, Vine Cottage, Cambridge, to General [Edward] Sabine, [President of the Royal Society] | 16 March 1864 |
| MC/7/76 | Letter from William Selwyn, Hoxton Royston, to the Royal Society | 25 May 1864 |
| MC/7/95 | Letter from William Selwyn, Ely, to General [Edward] Sabine, President of the Royal Society and to the Council | 15 June 1864 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
| MC/10/364 | Letter from J E [Juliana Elizabeth] Selwyn, Cambridge, to Professor [George Gabriel] Stokes, [Secretary of the Royal Society] | 11 March 1876 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| HSF/1/2/62 | Letter from William Selwyn, Richmond, Surrey, to Sir John [Frederick William Herschel] | 11 May 1863 |