Person Cumming; James (1777 - 1861) Cumming James 1777 - 1861 British Male St James, Westminster, England 24 October 1777 North Runcton, near King's Lynn, Norfolk 10 November 1861

Physics Education: Marlborough School; Trinity College Cambridge. BA (1801), MA (1804) Career: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1803); Professor of Chemistry, University of Cambridge (1815-1861); Proctor, University of Cambridge (1818); Rector, North Runcton, Norfolk (1819-1861); wrote on electricity and galvanism; constructed electroscopes; is reputed to have been a discoverer of thermo-electricity; wrote 'A manual of electro-dynamics' Memberships: FGS Son of James Cumming of London Royal Society roles: VP 1832-1834 Fellow 11/01/1816 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn 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 24 Oct 1777 - 10 Nov 1861 NA3495 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/37699620 0abe9d3a-d53f-4b98-b8be-6df4822182a6