Person Smith; Sir; James Edward (1759 - 1828) Smith James Edward Sir 1759 - 1828 British Male Norwich, Norfolk, England 02 December 1759 Surrey Street, Norwich, Norfolk 17 March 1828 Burial: Reeve family vault, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Botany Education: Edinburgh (medicine, botany); MD (1786, Leyden) Career: Founded the Linnean Society in Great Marlborough Street (1788) Honours: Kt 1814 Memberships: FLS (President 1788-1828) Fellow 26/05/1785 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Gudrun Richardson, 'A Norfolk Network within the Royal Society' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 27-39, plate ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11647 2 Dec 1759 - 17 Mar 1828 NA2719 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes f89c7e41-b352-4876-aafd-48686e464804