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Authorised form of nameHey; William (1736 - 1819)
Dates1736 - 1819
Place of birthLeeds, Yorkshire, England
Date of birth23 August 1736
Date of death23 March 1819
OccupationSurgeon
ActivityEducation:
Apprenticed to a surgeon in Leeds; St George's Hospital, London
Career:
Friend of Joseph Priestley
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/03/1775
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/960839
CodeNA7208
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002079Hey, Williamnd
L&P/5/285Paper, 'Proof that no oil of vitriol is present in water impregnated with fixed air from chalk' by William Hey1772
EC/1775/04Hey, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/7/73Letter from J B Beade, Bishopstown Rectory, Canterbury, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society21 May 1864
MC/7Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1864-1866
L&P/9/150Letter, 'An account of some luminous arches' from William Hey to Joseph Priestley31 December 1783
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