Person Trembley; Abraham (1710 - 1784); naturalist Trembley Abraham naturalist 1710 - 1784 Male Geneva, Switzerland 03 September 1710 1710 Petit Sacconex, near Geneva, Switzerland 12 May 1784 1784

Zoology Education: Studied mathematics at the Geneva Academy Career: Moved from Geneva to Leiden; tutor to the sons of Count William Bentinck at Sorgvliet and in The Hague (c1736-1747); correspondent of Rene-Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur and of Martin Folkes; discovered and proved that polyps reproduce asexually by budding without involving gametes; friendship with the second Duke of Richmond (brother-in law to Count William Bentinck); participated in the peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle; escorted the third Duke of Richmond on the Grand Tour of the Continent; endowed by the Duke of Richmond and the King of England enabling him to return to Geneva Memberships: French Academy of Science Genevan family of French Huguenot origin; cousin of Charles Bonnet FRS Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1743 Fellow 19/05/1743 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; Howard M Lenhoff and Sylvia G Lenhoff, 'Abraham Trembley and his Polyps' in Eighteenth Century Thought vol 1 (2003) References: G L'E Turner, 'Henry Baker, FRS: Founder of the Bakerian Lecture' in NR 1974-5 vol 29 pp 53-79 Nellie B Eales, 'A Satire on the Royal Society, Dated 1743, Attributed to Henry Fielding' in NR 1968 vol 23 pp 65-67 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 3 Sep 1710 - 12 May 1784 NA4983 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 03/09/2024 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 5f1344a7-1ebc-4a9e-9ff2-14feb2a5c8f1