Authorised form of name | Bradley; Richard (- 1732) |
Dates | - 1732 |
Nationality | British |
Place of death | Cambridge |
Date of death | 04 or 05 November 1732 |
Research field | Botany |
Activity | Career: Professor of Botany at Cambridge (1724-1732) on the recommendation of William Sherard (FRS 1720); his ignorance of Latin and Greek and his failure to perform his duties caused great scandal
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 01/12/1712 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Venn References: Frank N Egerton, 'Richard Bradley's Relationship with Sir Hans Sloane' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 59-77 Obituary, Gentleman's Magazine (1732), p.1082. M Santer 'How it happened that a portion of a treatise entitled "New Improvements of Planting and Gardening both Philosophical and Practical" by Richard Bradley FRS which dealt with blights of trees and plants, provided the first report of an environment that contained green sulphur photosynthesis bacteria' NR 2007 Vol 61 pp 327-332
Notes: Proposed by Robert Balle. Possible death date of 04 November 1732 |
Code | NA2602 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/004737 | Bradley, Richard | October 2004 |
IM/004736 | Bradley, Richard | October 2004 |
MS/390/152 | Bond of Richard Bradley to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 11 December 1712 |