Person Witchell; George (- 1785) Witchell George - 1785 Male 29 January 1785

Astronomy Career: Published a map of the moon's shadow across England in the solar eclipse (1764); Headmaster, Royal Academy, Portsmouth (1767) Descended, on his mother's side, from Daniel Quare, clock and watchmaker. Was a Quaker, but became Church of England Fellow 09/07/1767 Sources: Bulloch's Roll References: 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 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 - 29 Jan 1785 NA6923 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 0b42f6ec-fba0-43ae-ae1c-02d37f029661