Person Dampier; Sir; William Cecil Dampier (1867 - 1952); scientist and agriculturalist Dampier William Cecil Dampier Sir scientist and agriculturalist Whetham 1867 - 1952 British Male South Hampstead, London, England 27 December 1867 18671227 Evelyn Nursing Home, Cambridge, England 11 December 1952 19521211

History of science Agriculture Education: MA Honours: Kt 1931 Parents: Charles Langley Whetam and Mary Ann Dampier, daughter of Thomas Dampier, glove manufacturer. Spouse: (m. 10 December 1897) Catherine Durning Holt, daughter of Robert Durning Holt. Born William Cecil Dampier Whetham. Changed surname to that of his mother's family - Dampier (1931) Children: One son and four daughters, including Edith Holt Whetham, economist. Royal Society roles: VP 1925-1927 Fellow 06/06/1901 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Trinity College Chapel, Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier, FRS, [URL: http://trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/brasses/dampier/; last accessed: 13/03/2026] Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1954 vol 9 pp 55-63, plate, by G I Taylor, with a note by E H E Havelock 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbm/article/9/1/54/34538/William-Cecil-Dampier-1867-1952 27 Dec 1867 - 11 Dec 1952 NA2257 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 13/03/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/14853495 a603042b-06b8-40dd-881a-49f05437e4c1