Person Willughby; Francis (1635 - 1672); naturalist Willughby Francis naturalist Willoughby 1635 - 1672 British Male Middleton, Warwickshire, England, Europe 22 November 1635 16351122 Middleton Hall, Warwickshire, England, Europe 3 July 1672 16720703 Burial: Middleton Church, Warwickshire, England, Europe

Middleton Hall, Warwickshire (-1672)

Zoology Natural history Education: Sutton Coldfield School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1655/6; MA 1659); studied at the Bodleian Library, Oxford (1660) Career: Accompanied John Ray (FRS 1667) on botanical research trips through Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire (1660-1662); travelled extensively in Europe (1663-1666) and to the south-west of England with Ray (1667); his work 'Ornithology' published posthumously by Ray (1676; 1678) Parents: Sir Francis Willughby and Cassandra Ridgeway Married: Emma Barnard Children: Francis Willughby; Cassandra Willughby; Thomas Willughby (FRS 1693); son-in-law James Brdyges (FRS 1694) Additional relatives: cousin of Peter Courthope (FRS 1668) Willughby is credited with a profound influence on the history of botany, zoology and on natural history. His new ways of animal classifications, published posthumously by John Ray, and in particular his work on ornithology were also impactful for natural history writers and the development of Linneaus' binomical nomenclature. Prior to his death, Willughby had planned a trip to America in order to expand his zoological knowledge, although this never happened. Committee and panels: Committee for the Histories of Trade (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 John Wilkins Admitted 4 December 1661 and 1 October 1662; Involved in experiments and demonstrations of botanical and zoological nature (1662); Pledged £80 in support of the Royal Society College at Arundel House (1667-1668); Frequent correspondent to the Society and sent independent research in natural history; 'Historia piscium' published posthumously by the Royal Society (1686); 'Historia insectorum' published posthumously by the Royal Society (1710), having been edited by William Derham (FRS 1703) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn; Foster; ODNB References: R K Bluhm, 'Remarks on the Royal Society's Finances, 1660-1768' in NR 1958 vol 13 pp 82-103 E N da C Andrade, 'The Birth and Early Days of the Philosophical Transactions' in NR 1965 vol 20 pp 9-27 Charles A Rivington, 'Early Printers to the Royal Society 1663-1708' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 1-27 William T Stearn, 'The Wilkins Lecture, 1985. John Wilkins, John Ray and Carl Linnaeus' in NR 1985-86 vol 40 pp 101-123 Sachiko Kusukawa, 'The Historia Piscium (1686)' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 179-197 Susan McMahon, 'John Ray (1627-1705) and the Act of Uniformity 1662' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 153-178 R Lewis, 'The publication of John Wilkins's Essay (1668): some contextual considerations' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp133-146 N J W Thrower, 'Samuel Pepys FRS (1633-1733) and The Royal Society' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 3-13 A Cook, 'Rome and the Royal Society, 1660-1740' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 3-19 Notes: The election date is Willughby's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously admitted into the Society on 4 December 1661 and 1 October 1662 .The double admission dates are taken from the Journal Book. 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 RCN: 18575 RCN: 18576 RCN: 18574 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH9205 1635 - 3 Jul 1672 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 16/12/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA8374 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/76431571 fdea2141-1e51-4374-8d07-732ae7308474