Person Wales; William (c 1734 - 1798) Wales William c 1734 - 1798 Male c. 1734 London 29 December 1798

Career: Sent by the Royal Society to Prince of Wales' Fort, Hudson Bay; sent by the Board of Longitude to accompany Captain Cook; Mathematical master, Christ's Hospital (until 1798) Fellow 07/11/1776 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: G E R Deacon and Margaret Deacon, 'Captain Cook as a Navigator' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 33-42 L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 M Croarken, 'Astronomical labourers: Maskelyne's assistants at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1765 - 1811' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 285 - 298 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 c 1734 - 29 Dec 1798 NA5931 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/79174737 335be54a-25ef-4f1d-bded-25bd272724b0