Authorised form of name | Stanley; Edward (1779 - 1849); Bishop of Norwich |
Other forms of surname | 'Edward Norwich' |
Dates | 1779 - 1849 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | London, England |
Date of birth | 01 January 1779 |
Place of death | Brahan Castle, Ross-shire |
Date of death | 06 September 1849 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Norwich Cathedral |
Research field | Ornithology |
Geology |
Activity | Education: School at Windlesham, Surrey; St John's College, Cambridge. BA (1802), MA (1805) Career: Ordained deacon and priest (1805); Curate, Windlesham (1805); Rector, Alderley (1805-1837); Clerk of the Chapel Royal to Queen Victoria (1837); Bishop of Norwich (1837-1849); interested in education; died whilst on holiday Memberships: FLS (President)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 04/06/1840 |
Relationships | Son of Sir John Thomas Stanley of Alderley, Cheshire, and his wife Margaret Owen of Penrhos, Anglesey; younger brother of John Thomas Stanley (FRS 1790); married (1810) Catherine, daughter of Rev Oswald Leycester; father of Owen Stanley (FRS 1842) and of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (FRS 1863) |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1849 No 74 pp 880-881 |
Code | NA5669 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/004364 | Stanley, Edward, Bishop of Norwich | 1849 |