| Authorised form of name | Hincks; Thomas (1818 - 1899) |
| Dates | 1818 - 1899 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 15 July 1818 |
| Place of death | Clifton, Devon? |
| Date of death | 25 January 1899 |
| Occupation | Unitarian Minister |
| Research field | Zoology |
| Activity | Education:
Belfast. BA (Lond)
Career:
Minster at Cork (1839), Dublin (1842), Warrington (1844), Exeter (1846), Sheffield (1852) and Leeds (1855); lost his voice whilst in Leeds, and had to resign; retired to Clifton; studied zoophytes, especially in Devon
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/06/1872 |
| Relationships | Son of Rev W Hincks |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 39-40 signed by L.C.M (Louis Compton Miall)
References:
Brian J Ford, 'Shining Through the Centuries: John Ray's Life and Legacy. A Report of the Meeting "John Ray and his Successors"' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 5-22 |
| Royal Society code | NA7980 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/17/129 | Letter from Thomas Hincks to Walter White, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society | 27 March 1883 |
| NLB/18/156 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 26 January 1899 |
| NLB/19/549 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Mrs Hincks, Stokeleigh, Leigh Woods, Bristol | 30 October 1899 |
| EC/1872/16 | Hincks, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |