William Selwyn
1806 - 1875
- Born
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19 February 1806
- Died
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24 April 1875
Cambridgeshire
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 07/06/1866
- Fields of Interest
- Astronomy
- Occupation
- Clergyman, church of england
- Relationships
- Eldest son of William Selwyn QC (1775-1855) and his wife Laetitia, daughter of Thomas Kynaston of Witham, Essex; married (1832) Juliana Elizabeth, daughter of George Cooke of Carr House, Doncaster; brother-in-law of George Peacock (FRS 1818)
- Catalogue
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- Wikipedia
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Recipient of
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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/15/471 -
Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/15/514 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/349 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/389 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/24/80 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/24/143
Most frequently corresponded with
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John Frederick William Herschel
81 letters