Person Vaux; William Sandys Wright (1818 - 1885); antiquary and numismatist Vaux William Sandys Wright antiquary and numismatist 1818 - 1885 British Male Oxford, England 28 February 1818 18180228 102 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, England 21 June 1885 18850621 Burial: Brompton cemetery (21 June 1885)

Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England (1860s)

Antiquary and numismatist Numismatics Antiquities Education: Westminster School (1831-1836); Balliol College, Oxford. BA (1840), MA (1842) Career: Staff, Department of Antiquities, British Museum (1841); Keeper of Coins and Medals, British Museum (1861-1870); catalogued the coins in the Bodleian Library (1871-1876). Memberships: FNS (President); RSL; FSA; MRAS; FRGS; Royal Asiatic Society Parents: William Vaux (bap. 1784, d. 1844), Church of England clergyman, prebendary of Winchester from 1831, and Mary Hawkins (d. 1834), daughter of Professor Martin Wall MD. Spouse: Louisa, daughter of Francis Rivington of Harley Street, London (1861) Made great contributions as a numismatist. Fellow 04/06/1868 50 John Hogg Edward William Cooke Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton William Baird Francis Sibson Thomas Blizard Curling Josh Bosworth Henry Wentworth Acland John Peter Boileau John Tyndall Frederick Madden George Robert Gray John Edward Gray John James Bennett Warington Wilkinson Smyth John Evans Joseph Bancroft Reade Robert William Mylne Archibald Billing Henry Rawlinson Richard Owen Enniskillen [William Cole] Henry John Stephen Smith Edward William Brayley Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB 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 RCN 50213 28 Feb 1818 - 21 Jun 1885 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 18/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6115 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 18/09/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/22965649 b2c77080-d828-4147-be5e-34eb64e45bd4