Person Gordon; Sir; Robert (1647 - 1704); landowner and natural philosopher Gordon Robert Sir landowner and natural philosopher 1647 - 1704 Scottish British Male Gordonstoun, Drainie, Elgin, Scotland, Europe 7 March 1647 16470307 05 September 1704 17040905 Burial: Ogston, near Gordonstoun, Scotland, Europe

Courtier; Virtuoso Chemistry Mechanics Career: Travelled abroad; devised a water pump and had a laboratory at Gordonstoun; MP for Sutherland in the Scottish Parliament (1672-1674, 1678, 1681-1682, 1685-1686); Gentleman of the Household to James II Honours: Kt 1673 Parents: Sir Ludovic Gordon and Elizabeth Farquhar; succeeded his father as baronet (1685) Married: 1) Margaret Sutherland (née Forbes); 2) Elizabeth Dunbar Children: 2) Robert Gordon; William Gordon; Lucy Gordon Some Gordon family manuscripts claim that he maintainted correspondence with Robert Boyle (FRS 1663) although no letters survive with sender or recipient. He was also in correspondence with Samuel Pepys (FRS 1665) regarding, for example, the trials of some nautical machinery. Around a year after his election to the Royal Society, he became largely inactive in its work. Fellow 03/02/1686 Sir Christopher Wren Had a paper on the treatment of rabies published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; ODNB References: McKie, D. 1958. 'James, Duke of York, FRS', in Notes and Records, vol. 13, pp. 6-18 Notes: ODNB has 5 September as date of death. 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://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Gordon%2C+Robert 7 Mar 1647 - 5 Sep or 5 Oct 1704 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 07/11/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5020 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes c41bc4dd-c15d-4873-a034-bceb41d3a5cc