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unusual facts about Fellows of the Royal Society



BCS-FACS

The group celebrated its 20th anniversary with a meeting at the Royal Society in London in 1998, with presentations by four eminent computer scientists, Mike Gordon, Tony Hoare, Robin Milner and Gordon Plotkin, all Fellows of the Royal Society.

Busbridge

Among these was Philip Carteret Webb, FRS, born 1700, solicitor to the Treasury 1756–65, M.P. for Haslemere 1754–67.

Catherine Payton Phillips

James's sons, Richard Phillips (1778–1851) and William Phillips (1775–1828) were Fellows of the Royal Society.

John Meres

Sir John Meres (c.1660-15 February 1736) knight, FRS of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire was the director of a number of companies in the early 18th century, including the Charitable Corporation, the York Buildings Company, and Company of Mineral and Battery Works.


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Cardiff University School of Medicine

A number of Cardiff University staff have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, these include Graham Hutchings, professor of Physical Chemistry and Director of the Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry and Professor Ole Holger Petersen, director of Cardiff School of Biosciences.

Frances Ashcroft

She appeared (as a diner) on MasterChef during the 2011 series, along with several other Fellows of the Royal Society.

Leonard Darwin

He considered himself to be the least intelligent of their children (brothers Frank, George and Horace were all elected Fellows of the Royal Society).