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Authorised form of nameVallancey; Charles (1721 - 1812)
Other forms of surnameVallancy
Dates1721 - 1812
NationalityBritish
Place of birthWindsor, Berkshire, England
Date of birth1721
Place of deathDublin, Ireland
Date of death08 August 1812
ActivityCareer:
Joined the Engineers (1762); Engineer in Ordinary, Ireland; studied history, antiquities and languages of Ireland; published 'Essay on the Celtic language' (1772); Lieutenant General (1798); designed plans of Queen's Bridge, Dublin and prepared a scheme for the defence of Dublin (1798); General (1803);
Memberships:
FAS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election04/05/1786
RelationshipsSon of a French Protestant called De Vallance
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
CodeNA7259
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1786/03Vallancey, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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