Authorised form of name | Congreve; Sir; William (1772 - 1828) |
Surname | Congreve |
Forenames | William |
Dates | 1772 - 1828 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: Middlesex, England (20 May 1772) Death: Toulouse, France (16 May 1828) |
Activity | Research Field: Rocketry Education: Wolverhampton Grammar School (1785) Career: MP for Gatton (1812-1814); MP for Plymouth (1818-1828) |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/03/1811 |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Sir Kenneth Hutchison, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Gas Industry' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 245-270, plate S Werrett, 'William Congreve's Rational Rockets' in NR 2009 vol 63 pp35-56 |
Royal Society code | NA8179 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
EC/1811/03 | Congreve, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MM/4/32 | Copy of a letter from Col William Congreve to the Board of Ordnance | 28 May 1801 |
MM/4/30 | Extract of a letter from Col William Congreve, Comptroller of the Royal Laboratory, to the Board of Ordnance on Powder Works | 28 May 1801 |
MM/4/34 | Letter from Col William Congreve, Charlton, to Joseph Planta, Secretary, Royal Society | 29 June 1801 |