| Authorised form of name | Townsend; Richard (1821 - 1884) |
| Dates | 1821 - 1884 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 03 April 1821 |
| Place of death | At his residence, 54 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of death | 16 October 1884 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Mount Jerome cemetery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Geometry |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Dublin. BA (1842), MA (1852)
Career:
Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin (1845); Tutor (1847); Professor of Natural History, Dublin (1870)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 07/06/1866 |
| Relationships | Eldest son of Thomas Townsend of Smithville, and his wife Helena, daughter of John Freke of Baltimore; married Mary Jane Barret, his first cousin (she died 1881); no children |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/35871905 |
| Code | NA5915 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1866/15 | Townsend, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/8/171 | Letter from Richard Townsend, Trinity College Dublin, to the Royal Society | 11 April 1868 |
| AP/50/3 | Unpublished paper, 'Memoir on "Undevelopable Uniquadric Homographics"' by Martin Gardiner | 7 June 1867 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |