| Authorised form of name | Arnott; Neil (1788 - 1874) |
| Dates | 1788 - 1874 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 15 May 1788 |
| Date of death | 02 March 1874 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Edinburgh |
| Activity | Education:
MD
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/01/1838 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Rumford Medal 1854 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1876-1877 vol 25 pp xiv-xviii
References:
Robert A Bayliss and C William Ellis, 'Neil Arnott, FRS. Reformer, Innovator and Popularizer of Science, 1788-1874' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 103-123, plate |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/13090398 |
| Royal Society code | NA8106 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1838/05 | Arnott, Neil: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/766/2 | Letter from Neil Arnott, 2 Cumberland Terrace, to Dr [William] Sharpey | 9 March 1866 |
| AP/45/3 | Unpublished paper, 'Bessel's hypsometric tables, as corrected by [Emile] Plantamour, reduced to English measures, and recalculated' by Alexander J [John] Ellis | 1863 |
| MC/5/185 | Letter from N [Neil] Arnott, Bedford Square, to Colonel [Edward] Sabine, Vice-President of the Royal Society | 16 November 1854 |
| IM/Maull/000129 | Arnott, Neil | nd |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| AP/45/3/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Bessel's hypsometric tables, as corrected by [Emile] Plantamour, reduced to English measures, and recalculated' by Alexander J [John] Ellis | 1863 |