| Authorised form of name | Whitehurst; John (1713 - 1788) |
| Dates | 1713 - 1788 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Congleton, Cheshire, England |
| Date of birth | 10 April 1713 |
| Place of death | At his residence in Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London |
| Date of death | 18 February 1788 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Andrew's burying ground, Gray's Inn Road, London |
| Occupation | Scientific instrument maker |
| Activity | Career:
Opened own clock and watch making business, Derby, also made scientific instruments; Stamper of the money weights (1775); his house in London was previously the home of James Ferguson (FRS 1763)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/05/1779 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
Robert E Schofield, 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham; A Bicentenary Appraisal' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 144-161
Douglas McKie, 'Priestley's Laboratory and Library and Other of his Effects' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 114-13
Desmond King-Hele, 'The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, the Lunaticks and Evolution' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 153-180
H S Torrens, 'The Father of Derbyshire Geology', review of Maxwell Craven, John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker and Scientist 1713-88 in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 341-342 |
| Code | NA8029 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/004881 | Whitehurst, John | nd |
| NLB/14/228 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Alexander Richardson Binnie | 26 January 1897 |
| NLB/14/318 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Alexander R Binnie, 77 Ladbroke Grove, W. | 15 February 1897 |
| MS/391/194 | Bond of John Whitehurst to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 13 May 1779 |
| L&P/7/131 | Letter, 'The case of Mr Yapp' from John Whitehurst to John Pringle | 19 April 1779 |
| L&P/6/189 | Letter, 'Of ignited substances' from John Whitehurst to James Stuart | 29 November 1775 |
| L&P/4/392 | Letter, 'Thermometric observations at Derby' from John Whitehurst to Benjamin Franklin | 5 February 1767 |
| EC/1779/09 | Whitehurst, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/17 | Volume 17 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1897-1899 |
| P/0242 | Portrait of Whitehurst, John | 1786 |