| Authorised form of name | Strange; Alexander (1818 - 1876) |
| Dates | 1818 - 1876 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 27 April 1818 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 09 March 1876 |
| Activity | Education:
Harrow
Career:
Commission in the 7th Madras Light Cavalry and went to India (1834); assistant to the Trigonometrical Survey of India; returned to England (1861); Lieutenant Colonel (1861); Inspector of Scientific Instruments for use in India (1862);
Memberships:
FRAS (1861)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/06/1864 |
| Relationships | Son of Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange, Indian jurist, and his second wife Lousia, daughter of Sir William Burroughs; married Adelaide, daughter of Rev William Davies |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
David Layton, 'Lord Wrottesley, FRS, Pioneer Statesman of Science' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 230-246 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/120604591 |
| Royal Society code | NA7666 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MC/8/384 | Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Al [Alexander] Strange, Inspector of Scientific Instruments, India Department, Lambeth Observatory, India Store Department, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society | 16 June 1869 |
| MC/8/140 | Letter from A [Alexander] Strange, Inspector of Scientific Instruments, India Store Department, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 10 February 1868 |
| EC/1864/14 | Strange, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/257/4/532 | Letter from [Alexander] Strange, Indian Stores, Lambeth to Edward Sabine | 4 February 1869 |
| MC/8/319 | Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Alr [Alexander] Strange, India Store Department, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, to [Walter White], Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 15 February 1869 |
| MC/9/65 | Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Alr [Alexander] Strange, India Store Depot, Belvedere Road, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 2 May 1870 |
| MC/9/46 | Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Alr [Alexander] Strange, India Store Department, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 18 March 1870 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| MS/257/4/535 | Letter from [Alexander] Strange, Indian Stores, Lambeth to Edward Sabine | 16 June 1869 |
| MS/257/4/534 | Letter from [Alexander] Strange, Indian Stores, Lambeth to Edward Sabine | 5 March 1869 |
| MS/257/4/533 | Letter from [Alexander] Strange, Indian Stores, Lambeth to Edward Sabine | 11 February 1869 |