Authorised form of name | Dunkin; Edwin (1821 - 1898) |
Dates | 1821 - 1898 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Truro, Cornwall, England |
Date of birth | 19 August 1821 |
Place of death | Blackheath, London |
Date of death | 26 November 1898 |
Dates and places | Burial: Charlton Cemetery, London |
Activity | Education: London Career: Computor, Greenwich; transferred to the Astronomical department (1845); First-Class Assistant, Royal Observatory, Greenwich; retired (1884) Memberships: Hon Sec RAS
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 01/06/1876 |
Relationships | Son of William Dunkin |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 53-56 signed by W E |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/25385715 |
Royal Society code | NA6455 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
NLB/7/953 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to John Whitaker Hulke, Fellow of the Royal Society | 2 June 1893 |
MM/15/47 | Report by Edwin Dunkin to the Committee of Papers on a paper by FC Penrose on the orientation of a number of Greek temples | 30 January 1893 |
IM/Maull/001216 | Dunkin, Edwin | nd |
NLB/3/161 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Edwin Dunkin, Fellow of the Royal Society | 1 April 1889 |
NLB/7/969 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Mr [Edward] Dunkin | 6 June 1893 |
NLB/17/641 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 1 December 1898 |
NLB/17/724 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | [12 December 1898] |
NLB/7/951 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Edwin Dunkin, Fellow of the Royal Society | 2 June 1893 |
NLB/7/961 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Michael Foster | 3 June 1893 |
RR/11/15 | Referee's report by Edwin Dunkin, on a paper 'On hindoo astronomy' by William Brennand | 26 November 1891 |
EC/1876/09 | Dunkin, Edwin: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/11 | Volume 11 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1877-1879 |
MC/11/430 | Letter from Edwin Dunkin, Kenwyn, Kidbrooke Park Road, Blackheath, to W [William] Spottiswoode, President of the Royal Society | 1 November 1879 |