Person Whitehurst; John (1713 - 1788) Whitehurst John 1713 - 1788 British Male Congleton, Cheshire, England 10 April 1713 At his residence in Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London 18 February 1788 Burial: St Andrew's burying ground, Gray's Inn Road, London

Scientific instrument maker Career: Opened own clock and watch making business, Derby, also made scientific instruments; Stamper of the money weights (1775); his house in London was previously the home of James Ferguson (FRS 1763) Fellow 13/05/1779 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167 Robert E Schofield, 'The Lunar Society of Birmingham; A Bicentenary Appraisal' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 144-161 Douglas McKie, 'Priestley's Laboratory and Library and Other of his Effects' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 114-13 Desmond King-Hele, 'The 1997 Wilkins Lecture: Erasmus Darwin, the Lunaticks and Evolution' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 153-180 H S Torrens, 'The Father of Derbyshire Geology', review of Maxwell Craven, John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker and Scientist 1713-88 in NR 1997 vol 51 pp 341-342 ©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-14108 10 Apr 1713 - 18 Feb 1788 NA8029 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes cbbffbcc-4bf9-4b39-80f2-51048c76a626