Person Romanes; George John (1848 - 1894) Romanes George John 1848 - 1894 Male Kingston, Ontario, Canada 02 or 20 May 1848 Oxford, Oxfordshire 23 May 1894

18 Cornwall Terrace, Regent's Park, London (1877); Dunskeith, Rosshire (1877)

Physiology Comparative psychology Evolution Education: Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. BA (1870), MA Career: His family moved to Britain when he was a child; studied under John Burdon Sanderson (FRS 1867) at University College, London (1874-1876); Professor, Edinburgh University (1886-1890); suffered from arterio-sclerosis; died from a haemorrhage; his brain was dissected by David Ferrier (FRS 1876) at King's College, London Memberships: FPSC; FLS Son of [?] Romanes, Professor at University of Kingston, and his wife Isabella Gair, daughter of Robert Smith of Cromarty; married (11 February 1879) Ethel, daughter of Andrew Duncan of Liverpool Lectures: Croonian 1876 and (jointly) 1881 Fellow 12/06/1879 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1894-1895 vol 57 pp vii-xiv signed by J B S Notes: DSB gives birth date as 02 May 1848 ©The Royal Society 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 2 or 20 May 1848 - 23 May 1894 NA6490 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/4999008 be28a597-202a-42cd-a6e5-c0286e0f8b89