| Authorised form of name | Dalrymple; Alexander (1737 - 1808) |
| Dates | 1737 - 1808 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | New Hailes, near Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 24 July 1737 |
| Date of death | 19 June 1808 |
| Occupation | Hydrographer |
| Activity | Career:
Writer in the HEIC (from age 15); Hydrographer, HEIC (1779); Hydrographer to the Admiralty (1795); dismissed (1808)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 14/02/1771 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; AE
References:
R I Ruggles, 'Governor Samuel Wegg, Intelligent Layman of the Royal Society, 1753-1802' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 181-199
D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 |
| Code | NA8193 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/3/14 | Letter from Alexander Dalrymple, London, to Dr Charles Morton, Secretary, Royal Society | 7 December 1767 |
| IM/001044 | Dalrymple, Alexander | nd |
| L&P/4/405 | Paper, 'Of the formation of islands' by Alexander Dalrymple | 4 May 1767 |
| L&P/7/9 | Paper, 'Journal of a voyage to the East Indies' by Alexander Dalrymple | 1777 |
| EC/1771/14 | Dalrymple, Alexander: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/10/9 | "Observations on the dip of the magnetic needle made in a voyage to Madras [Chennai] and from there to Suez", by Alexander Dalrymple | nd |