| Authorised form of name | Salisbury; Richard Anthony (1761 - 1829) |
| Dates | 1761 - 1829 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh University
Career:
Met Sir James Edward Smith (FRS 1785) at university; changed his name as the condition for receiving £10,000 from Miss Anna Salisbury in order to study botany; bought Ridgeway House, Mill Hill, formerly owned by Peter Collinson (FRS 1728)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1787 |
| Relationships | Son of Richard Markham |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Note on election certificate: Retired 1826. |
| Code | NA2744 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1786/28 | Salisbury, Richard Anthony: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/682/29 | Letter from Richard Anthony Salisbury, Chapel, Alleston, to James Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, near the Asylum, Westminster Bridge, London | 2 August 1789 |
| MS/682/30 | Letter from Richard Anthony Salisbury, Chapel, Alleston, to James Sowerby, 2 Mead Place, near the Asylum, Lambeth, London | 1 March 1791 |