| Authorised form of name | Friend; Mathew Curling (1792 - 1871) |
| Other forms of name | Matthew Curling |
| Other forms of surname | Friend |
| Dates | 1792 - 1871 |
| Nationality | English |
| Date of birth | 1792 |
| Date of death | 21 October 1871 |
| Occupation | Midshipman; Port Officer |
| Research field | Natural history |
| Activity | Career:
Entered the Royal Navy (1806); Cambridge (1822); Emigrated to Australia (1829-1852); collector of Australian flora and fauna
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/03/1820 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 |
| Code | NA3020 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1819/30 | Friend, Mathew Curling: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/Maull/001563 | Friend, Mathew Curling | nd |
| MC/9/267 | Letter from Eliza Sanderson, Frankfurt Lodge, Cleveland, to the Royal Society | 25 October 1871 |
| MC/9 | Volume 9 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1870-June 1873 |