Person Vernon; Francis (c 1637 - 1677); traveller and diplomat Vernon Francis traveller and diplomat c 1637 - 1677 British Male Near Charing Cross, London, England, Europe c 1637 1637 Persia, [modern day Iran], Asia 1677 1677 Baptism: St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England (18 January 1637) Burial: Ispahan, Persia, [modern day Iran], Asia

Writer Antiquities Education: Westminster School; Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1658; MA 1660) Career: Began his travels before he had taken his Master's degree, captured by pirates and sold; returned to Oxford (c 1660); accompanied the Earl of Carlisle, Ambassador-Extraordinary to Sweden (1668); Secretary to the Embassy at Paris, where he acted as medium of communication between men of science in England and France (1669-1671); travelled through Venice, Dalmatia, Greece, Turkey and Persia, where he was murdered in a quarrel over a penknife Parents: Francis Vernon and Anne (née Welby) Siblings: James Vernon (secretaryof state to William III) Vernon was a correspondent with a variety of natural philosophers and peers throughout England and France, including Christian Huyghens (FRS 1663) and John Collins (FRS 1667). A journal of Vernon's was found amongst Robert Hooke's (FRS 1660) papers. Fellow 22/05/1672 Henry Oldenburg Corresponded with Henry Oldenburg (FRS 1663) and had a letter published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' on his travels (1676), (URL: doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1676.0007) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Hunter; Foster References: Hall, A R. 1995. 'John Collins on Newton's Telescope', in Notes and Records, vol. 49, pp. 71-78 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?AllField=FRANCIS+VERNON&startPage=&ContribRaw=Vernon%2C%20Francis https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8729 c 1637 - 1677 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 25/10/2023 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5652 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/12/2025 RS_NET\louisianef Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/41961937 c5f94939-b128-4630-ac31-12bb15c18824