Person Winthrop; John (1714 - 1779) Winthrop John 1714 - 1779 British Male Boston, Massachusetts 19 December 1714 Cambridge, Massachusetts 03 May 1779 Burial: Old King's Chapel burying ground, Boston, Massachusetts

Physics Career: Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Harvard College, Boston Fellow 20/02/1766 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DAB References: Frank R Freemon, 'American Colonial Scientists Who Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 191-206 P Fontes da Costa, 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', NR 2002 vo l56 pp 147-166 Notes: Note on election certificate: Benj: Franklin signed a Bond for him for his contributions & paid his admission fee in November 1767 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 19 Dec 1714 - 3 May 1779 NA4933 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 22f75a2d-2169-457e-80f2-23e5276ce3f5