Peter Collinson
1694 - 1768

- Born
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January 1694
94 Lombard Street, London, England
- Died
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11 August 1768
Thorndon Hall, Brentwood, Essex
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 05/12/1728
- Occupation
- Mercer
- Relationships
- Son of Peter Collinson, Mercer, of Hugal Hall on the borders of Lake Windermere and Elizabeth Hall; married (11 June 1724) Mary, daughter of Michael Russell of London; one son, one daughter; Quaker, but withdrew from Society of Friends
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
- Wikipedia
- View wikipedia entry
Author of
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Paper, 'An account of a remarkable seeming alteration in the size and shape of objects at a distance, from the exhalations from the Earth' by Peter Collinson
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: CLP/2/37 -
Letter, from [Peter] Collinson to Cromwell Mortimer
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: EL/C3/39 -
Letter, 'A note relating to vivaprous fish shewed by Mr Ames' from Peter Collinson to John Machin
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: L&P/1/122 -
Paper, 'On the hardness of shells' by Peter Collinson
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: L&P/1/265 -
Paper, 'On the food of the soal fish' by Peter Collinson
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: L&P/1/266 -
Letter, 'On the libella' from Peter Collinson to Hans Sloane
Creator: Peter Collinson Reference number: L&P/1/350
Recipient of
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Paper, account of the aurora borealis of 22 October 1730 from Richard Lewis to Peter Collinson
Reference number: CLP/4ii/4 -
Letter, from Benjamin Cooke to Peter Collinson, dated at Newport
Creator: Benjamin Cooke Reference number: EL/C3/43 -
Letter, from Richard Lewis to Mr Collinson, dated at Annapolis in Maryland
Creator: Richard Lewis Reference number: EL/L6/44 -
Letter, from James Logan to Peter Collinson, dated at Stenton
Creator: James Logan Reference number: EL/L6/48 -
Letter, from James Logan to Peter Collinson, dated at Philadelphia
Creator: James Logan Reference number: EL/L6/49
Most frequently corresponded with
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James Logan
2 letters -
Christopher Will
1 letter