Scoresby, William, c 1843-1847
Scope and Contents
Portrait of William Scoresby. Caption: "William Scoresby, D.D. 1789-1857. (Arctic Explorer)".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Scoresby, William (1789-1857), son of Scoresby (1760-1829) [q. v.]; served under [...] between 1800 and 1806; studied at Edinburgh University; volunteered for service with fleet at Copenhagen, 1807; served as captain in Greenland fishery, made several scientific observations, and occupied himself with arctic problems; F.R.S. Edinburgh, 1819; entered Queens' College, Cambridge, 1823; F.R.S., 1824; chaplain of mariners' church, Liverpool, 1827; incumbent of Bedford Chapel, Exeter, 1832; B.D., 1834; D.D., 1839; vicar to Bradford, 1839-47; made a voyage to Australia to carry out magnetic observations, 1856; published scientific works relating chiefly to the Arctic seas. [Li. 6]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume VI, p. 434
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0012544
Subject
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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