Authorised form of name | Wray; Daniel (1701 - 1783) |
Dates | 1701 - 1783 |
Place of birth | St Botolph, Aldersgate, London, England |
Date of birth | 28 November 1701 |
Place of death | Dean Street, Soho, Westminster |
Date of death | 29 December 1783 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: The Church of St Botolph's, Aldersgate, London |
Occupation | Author, antiquarian |
Research field | Antiquities |
Activity | Education: Charterhouse School, London; Queens' College, Cambridge; BA (1723), MA (1728); Incorporated at Oxford (1731) Career: Travelled in France and Italy with James Douglas, later 14th Earl of Morton (1722-1728); Deputy Teller of the Exchequer (1745-1782); Trustee of the British Museum (1765); collector of rare books Memberships: FSA (1741)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 06/03/1729 |
Proposer | Andrew Tooks |
Sir Hans Sloane |
Richard Hassell |
Relationships | Son of Sir Daniel Wray, Kt, Soap Boiler, of Little Britain, London, and his second wife; married Mary, daughter of Robert Darell of Richmond, Surrey |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Charterhouse Miscellany; Venn; Foster References: David Philip Miller, 'The "Hardwicke Circle": the Whig Supremacy and its Demise in the 18th-Century Royal Society' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 73-91 Obituary in 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1784, p72 |
Code | NA1094 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
L&P/1/14 | Letter, 'Concerning a natural curiosity (an alga swelling up in water)' from Alexander Geekie to Daniel Wray | [1741] |
L&P/1/246 | Letter, 'Of the comet of 28 December 1742' from George Lloyd to Daniel Wray | 1743 |
L&P/4/287 | Letter, 'On the sexes of plants' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to Daniel Wray | 29 December 1761 |
L&P/4/276 | Letter, 'Of new glasses for microscopes made at Naples by de Torre' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to Daniel Wray | 1765 |
L&P/4/278 | Letter, 'Of the impregnation of vegetables' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to Daniel Wray | 1765 |
L&P/4/18 | Letter, 'Of the labour of certain bees' from Francis Haskins Eyles Stiles to Daniel Wray | 11 June 1760 |