| Authorised form of name | Gordon; Patrick (- 1702); naval chaplain and geographer |
| Dates | - 1702 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of death | Jamaica, North and Central America |
| Date of death | July 1702 |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
| Research field | Geography |
| Activity | Education:
King's or Marischal College, Aberdeen
Career:
Naval chaplain; travelled to Cadiz (1695); served on HMS Salisbury (1701); was sent to New York but died of a fever en route (1702)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/11/1694 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent to the Society on observations from his travels (1696; 1700), some of which was published in the 'Philosophical Transactions' |
| Relationships | Parents: James Gordon |
| OtherInfo | Unfortunately, very little is known about Gordon's familial background or his clerical career. His most well-known surviving work is 'Geography anatomiz'd', which is intended as a short summative analysis of modern geography. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/62888199 |
| Code | NA5676 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/G1/67 | Account of Patrick Gordon's voyage to the eastern Mediterranean | February 1696 |
| EL/G1/66 | Letter, from Patrick Gordon to Robert Southwell | 26 February 1696 |
| EL/G1/68 | Letter, from Patrick Gordon to the publisher of the 'Philosophical Transactions' | 18 December 1700 |