Person Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) Kater Henry 1777 - 1835 British Male Bristol, Gloucestershire, England 16 April 1777 His residence, York House, Regent's Park, London 26 April 1835 Burial: Vault in the catacombs of St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings

Soldier Geodesy Career: Was in business; Ensign, 12th Foot and went to Madras (1799); Assistant to William Lambton (FRS 1817); made important pendulum and telescopical experiments Son of Henry Kater, sugar backer; married (1833) Mary Reeve of Hastings; father of Edward Kater (FRS 1840) Royal Society roles: Treas 1827-1830; VP 1826-1830 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1817 Lectures: Bakerian 1820 Fellow 15/12/1814 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1834-1835 No 3 pp 350-354 References: A D C Simpson, 'Newton's Telescope and the Cataloguing of the Royal Society's Repository' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 187-214 A W Skempton and Joyce Brown, 'John and Edward Troughton, Mathematical Instrument Makers' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 233-262 L F Gilbert, 'The Election to the Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 256-279 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 Apr 1777 - 26 Apr 1835 NA1206 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77095011 902c264d-8154-4615-a602-edd1f6dff947