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Authorised form of nameSeward; William (1747 - 1799)
Dates1747 - 1799
NationalityBritish
Place of deathAt his lodgings in Dean Street, Soho, London
Date of death24 April 1799
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
In his family's vault in Finchley, London
ActivityEducation:
Harrow School; Oriel College, Oxford
Memberships:
FSA (1779)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/02/1779
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
CodeNA7237
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1778/21Seward, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CB/1/6/89Letter from W Seward, Maddox Street to Charles Blagden1784
IM/004116Seward, Williamnd
MS/78Letters from Edward Wortley Montagu, to Dr William Watson1773-1779
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