| Authorised form of name | Babington; William (1756 - 1833) |
| Dates | 1756 - 1833 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Portglenone, County Antrim |
| Date of birth | 21 May 1756 |
| Place of death | His house, Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London |
| Date of death | 29 April 1833 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Family vault, Church of St Mary's, Aldermanbury |
| Occupation | Physician; Surgeon |
| Research field | Mineralogy |
| Geology |
| Activity | Education:
Apprenticed in Londonderry; Guy's Hospital, London; MD (1795, King's College, Aberdeen); Hon. MD (1831, Dublin)
Career:
Assistant Surgeon, Haslar Hospital (1777); contracted typhus fever at Winchester, but survived; contracted influenza, and died (1835); one of the founders of the Geological Society
Memberships:
FCP (1827)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/05/1805 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1832-1833 No 14 pp 227-228
References:
N G Coley, 'The Animal Chemistry Club; Assistant Society to the Royal Society' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 173-185 |
| Code | NA3153 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1805/03 | Babington, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |