| Authorised form of name | Conybeare; William Daniel (1787 - 1857) |
| Dates | 1787 - 1857 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 07 June 1787 |
| Place of death | Llandaff |
| Date of death | 12 August 1857 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Church of England |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
Westminster School; Christchurch College, Oxford. MA
Career:
Vicar of Sully, Glamorganshire; Curate of Banbury; Dean of Llandaff (1844-1857); carried out geological researches; was the first to describe the Ichythyosaurus; died of apoplexy
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/12/1819 |
| Relationships | Son of John Josias Conybeare, geologist and divine |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1857-1859 vol 9 pp 50-52
References:
J M Edmonds and J A Douglas, 'William Buckland, FRS (1784-1856) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 141-167 |
| Code | NA8182 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1819/19 | Conybeare, William Daniel: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000935 | Conybeare, William Daniel | nd |
| MS/251/20 | Letter from William Daniel Conybeare to William Buckland, Corpus Christi College, Oxford | March 1821 [? watermark 1819] |
| MC/29/46 | Letter from H. C Conybeare, Platway, Shaldon, Teignmouth, to the Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Royal Society, Burlington House, London | 20 March 1914 |