Group    From 1788 

Linnean Society

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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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Archimedes

Archimedes

Mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.  c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC.

Person, Science, Greece

2 memorials
Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli

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

Person, Science, Italy

1 memorial
Herbert R. Wilson

Herbert R. Wilson

Physicist.  Worked on DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953 at King's College London with Franklin, Gosling, Stokes and Wilkins. Our picture shows, Left to right: Gosling, Wilson, Wilkins, Stokes.

Person, Science, Wales

2 memorials
Edward Somerset, second Marquess of Worcester

Edward Somerset, second Marquess of Worcester

Courtier and scientist. Called Lord Herbert. Catholic. In the court of King Charles I.

Person, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial
Edward Westermarck

Edward Westermarck

Philosopher and sociologist.  Born Helsinki.  Learnt English in order to read Darwin and others.  Came to England in 1897 and frequently thereafter.  Probably homosexual himself, he wrote on subjec...

Person, Science, Finland

1 memorial