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Authorised form of nameMajendie; John James (1709 - 1783)
Dates1709 - 1783
Date of birth1709
Place of deathWeston, near Bath
Date of death07 August 1783
OccupationClergyman, Church of England
ActivityCareer:
Ordained deacon (1731); ordained priest (1733); preacher, Royal French Chapel in the Savoy (for 52 years); Prebendary of Salisbury; Preceptor to Queen Charlotte; Canon of Windsor
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election14/04/1768
RelationshipsSon of Rev Andrew Majendie of Exeter, who left France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and his wife Susannah Mautzy; father of Lewis Majendie (FRS 1794); grandfather of Ashurst Majendie (FRS 1821)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
CodeNA7176
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1768/07Majendie, John James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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