Group    From 1788 

Linnean Society

Categories: Science

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Named for Carl Linnaeus.

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Linnean Society

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Botanists

Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, President of the Royal Society, Robert Brown, 17...

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Sir Ronald A. Fisher

Sir Ronald A. Fisher

Statistician, geneticist and evolutionary biologist. Born in East Finchley. His family moved into Hill House in 1896 but in 1906 his father lost his fortune and the family moved to Streatham.In 1...

Person, Science

1 memorial
Sir Francis Beaufort

Sir Francis Beaufort

Admiral and hydrographer (map making for sailors). Developed the Beaufort Scale (for winds) in 1805. Born Co. Meath, Ireland. He kept journals, written in code, and these reveal that, as a widower ...

Person, Armed Forces, Science, Ireland

1 memorial
Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli

Physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of the barometer.

Person, Science, Italy

1 memorial
William Farr

William Farr

Epidemiologist, a founder of medical statistics. Born Kenley, Shropshire.

Person, Medicine, Science

1 memorial
Nicolaus  Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus

Mathematician and astronomer.   Argued that the Sun, not the Earth, was the centre of the universe.

Person, Science, Poland

1 memorial