Person Magellan; John Hyacinth de (1722 - 1790) Magellan John Hyacinth de John Hyacinth de Jean Hyacinthe de Joao Jacinto de John Hyacinthe Magalhaens Magalhaes de Magellan 1722 - 1790 Portuguese Male Lisbon, Portugal 04 November 1722 12 Nevils Court, Fetter Lane, Lomdon 07 February 1790 Burial: Islington churchyard, London

12, Nevils Court, Fetter Lane, london

Physics Mathematics Career: Placed in the Augustinian monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra (aged 11); left the monastery to undertake a 'philosophical tour' of Europe (1758); forced to return to Portugal to answer certain allegations; trapped by the war (for 7 years), but left as soon as he was able on bad terms and never returned to Portugal; worked as a Tutor; went to England (1766); published a book on reflecting instruments (1775); conducted scientific correspondence with acquaintances throughout Europe; made improvements to various instruments for observation, including the 'Magelloscope'; Memberships: FRSA Descendent of Ferdinando Magalhaens, discoverer and namesake of the Magellan Straits Fellow 21/04/1774 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Stephen F Mason, 'Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan, FRS, and the Chemical Revolution of the Eighteenth Century' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 155-164 M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34 Notes: DNB states that he might have been born in a place called Talavera. 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 4 Nov 1722 - 7 Feb 1790 NA8072 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 21/01/2026 RS_NET\louisianef Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/100103055 0866ba14-75b5-414a-974f-d2f776824c87