Authorised form of name | Mudge; John (1721 - 1793) |
Dates | 1721 - 1793 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Bideford, Devon, England |
Date of birth | 1721 |
Date of death | 26 March 1793 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Near his father in St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon |
Occupation | Physician; Surgeon |
Activity | Education: MD (1784, Aberdeen) |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 29/05/1777 |
RSActivity | Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1777 |
Relationships | Father of William Mudge (FRS 1798); grandfather of Richard Zachary Mudge (FRS 1822) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: G L'E Turner, 'James Short, FRS, and his Contribution to the Construction of Reflecting Telescopes' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 91-108 A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 Notes: Friendly with Dr Samuel Johnson and John Smeaton |
Code | NA8079 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/003205 | Mudge, John | nd |
EC/1777/08 | Mudge, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
L&P/6/232a | Paper, 'Of the specula of reflecting telescopes' by John Mudge | 1777 |