Person Smith; Robert (1689 - 1768) Smith Robert 1689 - 1768 Male Lea, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England 1689 The Master's Lodge, Trinity College, Cambridge 02 February 1768 Burial: Trinity College chapel, Cambridge

Professor; Clergyman Physics Education: Mr Thomas's School at Leicester; Trinity College, Cambridge; BA (1712), MA (1715), LLD (1723), DD (Lit Reg 1739) Career: Assistant to his cousin; Fellow of Trinity (1714); Tutor at Trinity (1715-1734); Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge (1716-1760); ordained deacon and priest (1738); Vice Chancellor of Cambridge (1742-1743); Master of Trinity (1742-1768); benefactor of Cambridge University Son of John Smith, Rector of Lea, and his wife, Hannah, aunt of Roger Cotes (FRS 1711) Fellow 05/02/1719 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn References: Gentleman's Magazine 1768, p94 (obituary) London Magazine 1768, p166 (obituary) 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 1689 - 2 Feb 1768 NA835 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 24/02/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 2f34b3fd-e3e0-4873-8fdc-b8f9a8ecc407