Authorised form of name | Lysons; Samuel (1763 - 1819) |
Dates | 1763 - 1819 |
Date of birth | 17 May 1763 |
Place of death | Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
Date of death | 29 June 1819 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Hempstead, Gloucestershire |
Occupation | Barrister |
Activity | Career: Placed with a Bath solicitor; went to London and practised as a special pleader (1784); called to the Bar (1798); introduced by Sir Joseph Banks to George III and became a favourite (1796); Keeper of Records, Tower of London (1803); Antiquary Professor to the Royal Academy (1818); published 'Views and antiquities in the county of Gloucester' (1791-1798), 'Reliquiae Britannico-Romanae' (1801-1817) and compiled 'Magna Britannica' in conjunction with his brother Daniel Lysons FRS Memberships: FSA
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 02/02/1797 |
RSActivity | Royal Society roles: Treas 1810-1819; VP 1810-1819 |
Relationships | Son of Samuel Lysons, Rector of Rodmarton and Cherrington, Gloucestershire; younger brother of Daniel Lysons (FRS 1797) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA7293 |
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