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Authorised form of nameMorgan; John (1735 - 1789)
Dates1735 - 1789
NationalityBritish
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of birth10 June 1735
Date of death15 October 1789
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election07/03/1765
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DAB
References:
G R de Beer, 'John Morgan's Visit to Voltaire' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 148-158, plate
Notes:
Note on certificate: 'This Gentn sent his full payments by Powell Esqr & desired Admission whenever his affairs required his presence in England'
CodeNA7087
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1764/37Morgan, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
L&P/4/228Letter, 'The solar eclipse of April 1, observed at Rome' from the Collegio Romano, Rome, communicated by John Morgan27 May 1764
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