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Authorised form of namePercivale; Sir; Philip (1656 - 1680); nobleman
Other forms of surnamePerceval
Dates1656 - 1680
NationalityBritish
Place of birthKingsale, County Cork, Ireland, Europe
Date of birth12 January 1656
Date of death11 September 1680
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Burton, County Cork, Ireland, Europe
ActivityEducation:
Christ Church, Oxford; Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1675)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/02/1675
Age at election19
ProposerSir Robert Southwell
RelationshipsParents: Sir John Percival and Catherine Southwell; succeeded his father as Baronet (1665)
Siblings: Sir John Percivale (FRS 1681)
Additional relatives: uncle Sir Robert Southwell (FRS 1663); nephew John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (FRS 1702)
OtherInfoUnfortunately, little is known about Percivale's career or biography. He was relatively inactive in the Royal Society's work after his election although he paid a contribution in 1676.
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; GEC Baronetage; LI
CodeNA6720
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MS/390/63Bond of Sir Philip Percivale to the Treasurer of the Royal Society29 April 1675
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