| Authorised form of name | Wollaston; Francis John Hyde (1762 - 1823) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1823 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Charterhouse Square, London, England |
| Date of birth | 13 April 1762 |
| Date of death | 12 October 1823 |
| Activity | Education:
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; (BA (1783), MA (1786), BD (1795)
Career:
Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1785); Jacksonian Professor, Cambridge (1792-1813); Lecturere, Chemistry and Natural Philosophy; Vicar, South Weald, Essex (1794); Master of Sidney Sussex College, but election declared void (1807); Rector, Cold Norton, Essex (1813); Rector, East Dereham, Norfolk (1815)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/11/1786 |
| Relationships | Grandson of Francis Wollaston (FRS 1723); son of Rev Francis Wollaston (FRS 1769); brother of William Hyde Wollaston (FRS 1793); uncle of Alexander Luard Wollaston (FRS 1829) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/244215247 |
| Royal Society code | NA7219 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| PT/11/13 | Paper, 'Description of a thermometrical barometer for measuring altitudes' by Rev Francis John Hyde Wollaston | 1 March 1817 |
| NLB/37/834 | Copy Letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison to G Woods Wollaston, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street | 21 May 1908 |
| L&P/9/153 | Letter, 'A letter on the observation of a luminous arch' from Francis John Hyde Wollaston to Francis Wollaston | 24 February 1784 |
| EC/1786/21 | Wollaston, Francis John Hyde: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/14/23 | Paper, 'On the measurement of Snowdon by the thermometrical barometer' by Rev F J H [Francis John Hyde] Wollaston | June 1820 |
| PT/73/6/9 | Drawings, thermometrical barometer by [Francis John Hyde Wollaston] | [1817] |