| Authorised form of name | Primrose; Archibald Philip (1847 - 1929); 5th Earl of Rosebery |
| Other forms of name | Primrose, Archibald Philip, Earl of Midlothian; Primrose, Archibald Philip, Lord Dalmeny |
| Dates | 1847 - 1929 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | 20 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England |
| Date of birth | 07 May 1847 |
| Place of death | His home, The Durdans, Epsom, Surrey |
| Date of death | 21/05/1929 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Dalmeny church, West Lothian |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Christ Church, Oxford.
Career:
Under Secretary of State for Home Affairs (1881-1883); Lord Privy Seal and First Commissioner of Works (1885); Foreign Secretary (1886, 1892-1894); Chairman, first County Council of London (1889-1890); Prime Minister and Lord President of Council (1894-1895)
Honours:
KG 1892; Earl of Midlothian 1911; KT 1895
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/06/1886 |
| Relationships | Son of Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny and his 1st wife Hariet Bouverie; succeeded his father as Lord Dalmeny (1851-1858); married (10 March 1878) Hannah daughter of Meyer Amschel Rothschild of Mentmore, Buckinghamshire |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB (1922-1930 supplement, and under Primrose, Archibald John, 4th Earl of Rosebery)
References:
Vanity Fair 03 June 1876, 14 March 1901
Notes:
Certificate of a Candidate of the privileged class for Election |
| Royal Society code | NA6594 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1886/18 | Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/1/170 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Archibald Philip Primrose, Right Honourable Earl of Rosebery | 27 July 1886 |
| NLB/1/453 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to The Earl of Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose | 13 May 1887 |
| NLB/2/659 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honorable Earl of Rosebery [Archibald Philip Primrose], Fellow of the Royal Society | 4 October 1888 |
| NLB/3/814 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 16 October 1889 |
| NLB/7/1038 | Copy letter from Michael Foster, to Philip Henry Wodehouse Currie, Foreign Office | 20 June 1893 |
| NLB/8/551 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to the Right Honorable Earl of Rosebery [Archibald Philip Primrose], Fellow of the Royal Society | 14 November 1893 |