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Authorised form of nameWalker; George (c 1734 - 1807)
Datesc 1734 - 1807
NationalityBritish
Place of birthNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Date of birthc 1734
Place of deathDraper Hall, London
Date of death21 April 1807
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Bunhill Fields, London
ActivityEducation:
Durham School; Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
Career:
Professor of Theology
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/05/1771
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
J A D Ackroyd, 'Sir George Cayley, the father of aeronautics, Part 1. The invention of the aeroplane' NR 2002 vol 56 pp 167-181
Notes:
Schools registers give birth year as 1735
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/18569458
CodeNA7182
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/004764Walker, Georgend
EC/1771/06Walker, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/10/104Letter from S A Renshaw, Walters Street, Raleigh Street, Nottingham, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, London5 May 1874
MC/10Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal SocietyJuly 1873-1876
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