Person Sedgwick; Adam (1785 - 1873) Sedgwick Adam 1785 - 1873 British Male Dent, Yorkshire, England 22 March 1785 Cambridge 27 January 1873 Burial: Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge

Geology Education: Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1808); MA Career: Took Holy Orders (1818); Woodwardian Professor of Geology, Cambridge University (1818 - his death) Memberships: Athenaeum (1824); FGS Son of a parson; great-uncle of Adam Sedgwick (FRS 1886) Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1863 Fellow 01/02/1821 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB AssocMaterial: NCUACS References: John Hedley Brooke, review of Colin A Russell, Lancastrian Chemist: the Early Years of Sir Edward Frankland in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 135-136 Brian Bowers and Keith Bowers, 'Michael Faraday's Geological Notes on the Isle of Wight' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 65-74 Sydney Ross, 'John Dalton's Lakeland Excursions' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 79-94 ©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-3559 22 Mar 1785 - 27 Jan 1873 NA3549 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/64179295 201d896b-c6e1-474f-81dc-480cc4379ba1