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Francis Hauksbee

c 1660 - 1713

Born

c 1660

Colchester, Essex

Died

London

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
30/11/1705
Occupation
Draper; Scientific instrument maker
Relationships
Son of Richard Hauksbee, Draper, of Colchester; married Mary; his nephew, Francis Hauksbee the younger, was clerk and housekeeper to the Royal Society (1723-1763)