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Authorised form of nameHamilton; William John (1805 - 1867)
Dates1805 - 1867
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of birth05 July 1805
Date of death27 June 1867
ActivityMemberships:
FGS (President 1855); FRGS (President)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election07/06/1855
RelationshipsSon of William Richard Hamilton (FRS 1813); grandson of Rev Anthony Hamilton (FRS 1777)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/62300122
CodeNA7674
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1855/05Hamilton, William John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MC/4/65Letter from William [John] Hamilton, Geological Society, Somerset House, to [Charles Richard] Weld, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society5 April 1845
MC/4Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1844-1850
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