| Authorised form of name | Call; Sir; John (1732 - 1801) |
| Surname | Call |
| Forenames | John |
| Dates | 1732 - 1801 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Fenny Park, near Tiverton, Devon, England (30 June 1732)
Death:
Old Burlington Street, London (01 March 1801) |
| Activity | Profession:
Engineer
Career:
Worked in India (from 1749); Accountant General of the Madras Presidency (1768); partner in Messrs Pybus and Co, London banking house (1784); MP
Honours:
Bt 1791
Memberships:
FSA |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
9/11/1775 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/8787997 |
| Royal Society code | NA7210 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/8/117 | Letter, 'Of an earthquake in Cornwall in the autumn of 1783' from John Call to Joseph Banks | 31 January 1784 |
| MS/391/174 | Bond of John Call to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 23 January 1776 |
| L&P/5/298 | Letter, 'A sketch of the signs of the zodiac found in a pagoda near Cape Cormorin in India' from John Call to Nevil Maskelyne | 1772 |
| EC/1775/12 | Call, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| AP/4/17 | Unpublished observations, taken with astronomical brass quadrant by Rev Mr Smith | 14 October 1777 |