| Authorised form of name | Russell; Patrick (1727 - 1805) |
| Dates | 1727 - 1805 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 06 February 1727 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 02 July 1805 |
| Activity | Education:
MD (Edinburgh)
Career:
Joined his half brother Alexander in Aleppo (1750); succeeded Alexander as Physician to the English factory, Aleppo (1753); practised medicine in London (from 1772); naturalist to the HEIC in the Carnatic (between around 1781 and 1789)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 27/11/1777 |
| Relationships | Son of John Russell by his third wife; half brother of Alexander Russell FRS (1756), and of William Russell FRS (1777) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Raymond Phineas Stearns, 'Fellows of the Royal Society in North Africa and the Levant, 1662-1800' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 75-90
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Code | NA3052 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1777/15 | Russell, Patrick: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/5/31 | Letter, 'Inoculation in Arabia' from Patrick Russell to Alexander Russell | 5 May 1768 |
| L&P/3/425 | Letter, 'An earthquake at Aleppo' from Patrick Russell to Alexander Russell | 2 December 1759 |
| L&P/9/162 | Letter, 'An account of the Tabasheer' from Patrick Russell to Joseph Banks | 26 November 1788 |
| L&P/12/78/1 | Paper, 'Account of the voluntary expansion of the skin of the neck in the Cobra di Capella' by Patrick Russell and Everard Home | 1803 |
| L&P/12/68/1 | Paper, 'Observations on the orifaces found in certain poisonous snakes; some further remarks' by Patrick Russell and Everard Home | 1803 |
| L&P/12/68 | Paper, 'Observations on the orifaces found in certain poisonous snakes; some further remarks' by Patrick Russell and Everard Home | 1803 |
| L&P/12/78 | Paper, 'Account of the voluntary expansion of the skin of the neck in the Cobra di Capella' by Patrick Russell and Everard Home | 1804 |