| Authorised form of name | Brocklesby; Richard (1722 - 1797) |
| Dates | 1722 - 1797 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Date of birth | 11 August 1722 |
| Date of death | 11 December 1797 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The church of St Clement Danes |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/02/1747 |
| Relationships | Uncle of Thomas Young (FRS 1794) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 |
| Code | NA6817 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1746/23 | Brocklesby, Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 26 February 1747 |
| IM/000577 | Brocklesby, Richard | nd |
| L&P/7/52 | Letter, 'On the use of an amalgam of zinc for electrical excitation' from Bryan Higgins to Richard Brocklesby | 8 May 1778 |
| L&P/1/472 | Letter, 'On the production of salts' from Richard Brocklesby to William Watson | 1746 |
| L&P/3/51 | Letter, 'Of an earthquake felt at Kinsale' from Henry Tom to Richard Brocklesby | 19 November 1755 |
| L&P/8/43 | Letter, 'Of composing and decomposing fireable air' from Bryan Higgins to Richard Brocklesby | 6 November 1783 |
| L&P/6/166 | Letter, 'Of Roman weights and mesaures' from Henry Norris to Richard Brocklesby | 15 January 1776 |
| L&P/6/184 | Letter, 'Of Roman weights and measures' from Henry Norris to Richard Brocklesby | 15 May 1776 |
| L&P/6/92 | Letter, 'Of making ice in the East Indies' from Robert Barker to Richard Brocklesby | 2 March 1775 |
| L&P/3/36 | Letter, 'Sensibility and irritability in animals' from Richard Brocklesby to Thomas Birch | 1755 |