Person Rooke; Lawrence (1622 - 1662); astronomer Rooke Lawrence astronomer 1622 - 1662 British Male Deptford, Kent, England, Europe 13 March 1622 16220313 Gresham College, London, England, Europe 27 June 1662 16620627 Burial: St Martin's Outwich, Threadneedle Street, London, England, Europe

Astronomy Education: Eton College; King's College, Cambridge (admitted 19 June 1639; BA (1643); MA (1647)); Wadham College, Oxford (admitted 1650) Career: Fellow of King's College (1643); Retired to his estate in Kent (1647); Fellow-Commoner at Wadham College, Oxford (1650); Assisted Robert Boyle (FRS 1660) with his chemical experiments; Professor of Astronomy, Gresham College (1652-1657); Featured in Seth Ward's 'De cometis' (1654); Professor of Geometry (1657-1662); Intended to complete observations on Jupiter before his death Parents: George Rooke and Mary Burrell Married: Barbara Heyman Children: four daughters and five sons While Rooke's astronomical work received much attention during his lifetime and shortly after, he has not become a 'household name' in the astronomy community. With the expansion of the colonialism and an increase in the Royal Society's travels to the East and West Indies, he was instructed to write a set of instructions and directions for seamen, which were published in 'Philosophical Transactions'. Founder Fellow 30/11/1660 First official meeting of the Royal Society held in his quarters at Gresham College on 28 November 1660 Sources: DNB; DSB; Venn; Foster; Ward; Hunter References: Ronan, C A. 1960. 'Laurence Rooke (1622-1662)', in Notes and Records, vol. 15, pp. 113-118 Thrower, N J W. 2003. 'Samuel Pepys FRS (1633-1733) and The Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 57, pp. 3-13 Gribbin, J. 2004. 'The Fellowship' (Penguin Books) 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH7303 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 27/10/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA6303 21/11/2001 Andyg Gudrun 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/67927802 5eeef05b-d73a-4ee6-b853-3e80628d588c