Person Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist Wollaston William Hyde chemist, physicist and physiologist 1766 - 1828 British Male East Dereham, Norfolk, England 06 August 1766 1 Dorset Street, London 22 December 1828 Burial: Chislehurst, Kent

Physician Chemistry Education: Charterhouse, Surrey; Caius College, Cambridge. MB (1788); MD (1793) Career: Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge; gave up medicine to devote himself to Chemistry; discovered the malleability of platinum Memberships: FCP (1795) Grandson of Francis Wollaston (FRS 1723); third son of Francis Wollaston (FRS 1769); brother of Francis John Hyde Wollaston (FRS 1786); uncle of Alexander Luard Wollaston (FRS 1829); godfather of Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (FRS 1874) Royal Society roles: PRS Jun 1820-Nov 1820; Sec 1804-1816; VP 1820-1828 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1802; Royal Medal 1828 Lectures: Croonian 1809; Bakerian 1802, 1805, 1812, 1828 Fellow 09/05/1793 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Charterhouse Miscellany References: John R Levene, 'Sir G B Airy, FRS (1801-1892) and the Symptomatology of Migraine' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 15-23 Sir Harold Hartley, 'A Letter From Richard Phillips, FRS (1778-1857) to Michael Faraday, FRS (1791-1867)' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 220-223 L F Gilbert, 'W.H. Wollaston MSS at Cambridge' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 310-332, plate L F Gilbert, 'The Election to the Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 256-279 J A Chaldecott, 'Contributions of Fellows of the Royal Society to the Fabrication of Platinum Vessels: Some Unpublished Manuscripts' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 155-172, plate Donald McDonald, 'Smithson Tennant, FRS (1761-1815)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 77-94 N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 ©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-9754 6 Aug 1766 - 22 Dec 1828 NA8298 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/67242780 b2ca1be0-dfcd-4008-b0d1-3d54b2da96fa