| Authorised form of name | Napier; Robert Cornelis (1810 - 1890); 1st Baron Napier of Magdala |
| Dates | 1810 - 1890 |
| Place of birth | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date of birth | 06 December 1810 |
| Place of death | His residence in Eaton Square, London |
| Date of death | 14 January 1890 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Activity | Honours:
CB 1858; KCB 1859; Baron, GCSI and GCB 1868
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/12/1869 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1889-1890 vol 47 pp ii-iv signed by C W W |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/15549114 |
| Royal Society code | NA947 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MS/769/54 | Letter from Napier of Magdala, Simla, to George Gabriel Stokes and Thomas Henry Huxley, Secretarys of the Royal Society | 4 May 1875 |
| MC/8/463 | Letter from Andrew Scott Waugh, 7 Petersham Terrace, Queensgate, to General Sir Edward Sabine, President of the Royal Society | 8 December 1869 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| MC/9/1 | Letter from [Robert Cornelis] Napier of Magdàla, to Dr [William] Sharpey, Secretary of the Royal Society | 1 January 1870 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |