Authorised form of name | Adams; Andrew Leith (1827 - 1882) |
Dates | 1827 - 1882 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Bellfield, Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
Date of birth | 21 March 1827 |
Date of death | 29 July 1882 |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Research field | Geology |
Zoology |
Activity | Education: Aberdeen. MA (1846); MB (1848); LLD (1881) Career: Joined the Army; served as a Surgeon in India (1848); Surgeon Major (1861); retired from the Army (1873); Professor of Zoology, College of Science, Dublin; Professor of Natural History, Queen's College, Cork; wrote travel works Memberships: MRCSE; LRCSE (1848) |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 06/06/1872 |
Relationships | Second son of Dr Francis Adams, translator of Hippocrates |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/50742485 |
Code | NA6416 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1872/10 | Adams, Andrew Leith: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/10/198 | Letter from A [Andrew] Leith Adams, Professor of Zoology at the Royal College of Science for Ireland, Stephen's Green, Dublin, to the Royal Society | 20 January 1875 |
MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |