| Authorised form of name | Scott; Henry Young Darracott (1822 - 1883) |
| Dates | 1822 - 1883 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 02 January 1822 |
| Place of death | His residence, Silverdale, Sydenham, London |
| Date of death | 16 April 1883 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Activity | Education:
Military Academy, Woolwich
Career:
Joined the Royal Engineers (1840); First Lieutenant (1843); Instructor in Surveying, Chatham; developed Scott Selecitic Lime; Secretary to HM Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851; designed the Royal Albert Hall, London (built 1867-1871); retired from the Army as Honorary Major General (1871); Honorary Secretary Royal Horticultural Society; Director of New Buildings, South Kensington Museum
Honours:
CB
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/06/1875 |
| Relationships | Son of Edward Scott of Plymouth; married (1851) Ellen Selina, daughter of Major General Bowes of the HEIC |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/45383917 |
| Royal Society code | NA6452 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1875/30 | Scott, Henry Young Darracott: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/8/466 | Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Henry Y D [Young Darracott] Scott, Secretary, Annual International Exhibitions of Art & Industry, Temporary Offices, 5 Upper Kensington Gore, London, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 11 December 1869 |
| MC/10/267 | Letter from Henry Y D [Young Darracott] Scott, Ealing, to G G [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society | 9 June 1875 |
| MC/10 | Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | July 1873-1876 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |