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Authorised form of nameDixon; William (1703 - 1783)
Dates1703 - 1783
NationalityBritish
Date of birth1703
Date of death02 April 1783
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Loversal Parish Church, nr Doncaster
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election26/02/1730
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Thomson
References:
T E Allibone, 'The Diaries of John Byrom, MA, FRS, and their Relation to the Pre-history of the Royal Society Club' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 162-183
'Gentleman's Magazine' 1783, p366
Notes:
Proposed by Martin Folkes, John Eames, George Graham
CodeNA7390
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
L&P/2/313Letter, 'Concerning vegetable balls from a lake' from William Dixon to William Watson1 June 1752
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