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Authorised form of nameLankester; Edwin (1814 - 1874)
Dates1814 - 1874
NationalityBritish
Place of birthMelton, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Date of birth23 April 1814
Date of death30 October 1874
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
MD
Memberships:
FLS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election18/12/1845
RelationshipsFather of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (FRS 1875)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Peter J Bowler, 'Science in the Service of Society', review of Mary P English, Victorian Values: the Life and Times of Dr Edwin Lankester, MD, FRS in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 149-150
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/45061435
CodeNA7455
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/002623Lankester, Edwinnd
IM/Maull/002622Lankester, Edwinnd
EC/1845/28Lankester, Edwin: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/002624Lankester, Edwinnd
IM/000587Group lithograph of Royal Microscopical Society Presidentsnd
PT/36/7Paper, 'On the microscopic structure of the scales and dermal teeth of some ganoid and placoid fish' by W C [William Crawford] Williamson24 March 1849
MC/6/14Letter from Edwin Lankester, President of the Microscopial Society, 8 Saville Row, to Sir Benjamin [Collins] Brodie, President of the Royal Society18 February 1859
PT/42/14Paper, 'Investigations into the structure and developement [sic] of the scales and bones of fishes' by W C [William Crawford] Williamson[1850]
MC/6Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1859-1863
MC/10/68Letter from George Rolleston, Anatomical Department, Museum, Oxford, to the Royal Society3 February 1874
MC/10Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal SocietyJuly 1873-1876
MC/12/85Letter from E [Edwin] Ray Lankester, Savile Club, 15 Savile Row, to Professor [Thomas Henry] Huxley, [Secretary of the Royal Society]29 July 1880
MC/12/84Letter from E [Edwin] Ray Lankester, Savile Club, 15 Savile Row, to Professor [Thomas Henry] Huxley, [Secretary of the Royal Society]26 July 1880
MC/12Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1880-1883
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