Person Hadley; John (1682 - 1744) Hadley John 1682 - 1744 British Male Hertfordshire, England 16 April 1682 14 February 1744 Burial: East Barnet, Hertfordshire

Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex (1718); Enfield Chase, near East Barnet, Middlesex

Scientific instrument maker Education: Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1699) Career: Improved the reflecting telescope and invented the reflecting quadrant; worked with Francis Hauksbee, Clerk to the Royal Society, in improving telescopes Son of George Hadley, of East Barnet, Hertfordshire, Deputy-Lieutenant and afterwards Sheriff of Hertfordshire, and his wife, Katharine FitzJames; married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Hodges (FRS 1715); uncle of John Hadley (FRS 1758) Royal Society roles: Council: 1720, 1722, 1724, 1726-1730; VP 1728- , 1734- , 1741- Fellow 21/03/1717 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; LI; Thomas; Clifton References: 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1744, p108 Notes: Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane ©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/image-rs-17146 16 Apr 1682 - 14 Feb 1744 NA7954 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/7326235 ecc050b2-de65-4bed-a1a1-da20680101c4