Person Horner; Leonard (1785 - 1864) Horner Leonard 1785 - 1864 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland 17 January 1785 Montagu Square, London 05 March 1864

Geology Education: Edinburgh High School Career: Became a partner in his father's linen factory and settled in London (1804); returned to Edinburgh due to business (1817); was a Whig, and a social reformer; one of the founders of the Edinburgh Academy; assisted in the foundation of the London Institution; Warden, London University; lived in Bonn (from 1831); one of the Chief Inspectors, under the Factory Acts (until 1856) Memberships: FGS (1808, President 1846) Father-in-law of Sir Charles Lyell (FRS 1826), and of Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury (FRS 1851) Royal Society roles: VP 1845-1847, 1857-1858 Fellow 11/11/1813 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1865 vol 14 pp v-x References: H G L, 'A Fragment of History' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 28-31 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 17 Jan 1785 - 5 Mar 1864 NA6219 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/8153932 917f6d0e-69ff-482e-9bc7-e9867a2cb6e8