| Authorised form of name | Hadley; John (1731 - 1764) |
| Dates | 1731 - 1764 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 1731 |
| Place of death | Charterhouse, London |
| Date of death | 05 November 1764 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Queens' College, Cambridge; BA (1753), MA (1756), MD (1763)
Career:
Fellow of Queens' (1756-1764); Professor of Chemistry (1756-1764); Physician, St Thomas's Hospital (1760-1764); Physician, Charterhouse (1763)
Memberships:
FRCP (1764)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/05/1758 |
| Relationships | Son of Henry Hadley; nephew of John Hadley (FRS 1717) and of George Hadley (FRS 1734) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
References:
A A Mills and R Hall, 'The Production of a Plane Surface. As Illustrated by Specula From Some Early Newtonian Telescopes' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 147-166
Charles H Cotter, 'The Mariner's Sextant and the Royal Society' in NR 1978-9 vol 33 pp 23-36
H G Lyons, 'Two Hundred Years Ago: 1739' in NR 1939 vol 2 pp 34-42
Notes:
According to Venn, he was 'an intimate friend of the poet Gray' |
| Code | NA8057 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/2/210 | Paper, 'Occultation of Venus by the Sun' by John Hadley | 1751 |
| EC/1758/05 | Hadley, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |