Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007
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Library and Information Services List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 – 2007 K - Z Library and Information Services List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 - 2007 A complete listing of all Fellows and Foreign Members since the foundation of the Society K - Z July 2007 List of Fellows of the Royal Society 1660 - 2007 The list contains the name, dates of birth and death (where known), membership type and date of election for all Fellows of the Royal Society since 1660, including the most recently elected Fellows (details correct at July 2007) and provides a quick reference to around 8,000 Fellows. It is produced from the Sackler Archive Resource, a biographical database of Fellows of the Royal Society since its foundation in 1660. Generously funded by Dr Raymond R Sackler, Hon KBE, and Mrs Beverly Sackler, the Resource offers access to information on all Fellows of the Royal Society since the seventeenth century, from key characters in the evolution of science to fascinating lesser- known figures. In addition to the information presented in this list, records include details of a Fellow’s education, career, participation in the Royal Society and membership of other societies. Citations and proposers have been transcribed from election certificates and added to the online archive catalogue and digital images of the certificates have been attached to the catalogue records. This list is also available in electronic form via the Library pages of the Royal Society web site: www.royalsoc.ac.uk/library Contributions of biographical details on any Fellow would be most welcome. Contact information: The Royal Society Library and Information Services 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG tel: + 44 (0) 20 7451 2606 email: [email protected] Guide to use of the list Entries are set out as follows: Name Birth and death dates (where known) Elected status Election date Names Double-barrelled surnames are entered under the former element, with a reference from the last element, eg Shaw, Henry Selby Hele- See Hele-Shaw, Henry Selby Names including Van, de, etc are entered under the subsequent element, eg Bergh, Sidney van den Van den Bergh, Sidney See Bergh, Sidney van den People with titles such as Sir and Dame and who share their surname with other Fellows, have been placed alphabetically according to their first name, eg Ross, Graham Garland Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, John References have been provided from well-known titles of peerage, where these differ from the holder’s surname, eg Kelvin of Largs, William Thomson, Baron See Thomson, William, Baron Kelvin of Largs Elected status Fellow The vast majority of those listed. Founder Fellow Those present at the inaugural meeting of the Society at Gresham College on 28 November 1660. Original Fellow Everyone, with the exception of the Founder Fellows, elected before July 1663. Foreign Member Used from the second decade of the 19 th century, it is now applied specifically to those who are not citizens of the Commonwealth or the Irish Republic, or have not yet lived and worked in those countries for five years. Royal Fellow Members of the Society by virtue of royal blood. Patron The British Sovereign. Statute 12 Established in 1903 for those “who have rendered conspicuous service to the cause of science, or are such that their election would be of signal benefit to the Society”. Honorary Fellow Replaced Statute 12 in 1996. K Kafatos, Fotis Constantine Foreign Member 15/05/2003 Kahn, Franz Daniel 13 May 1926 - ? 08 February 1998 Fellow 11/03/1993 Kalmus, George Ernest Fellow 17/03/1988 Kan, Yuet Wai Fellow 19/03/1981 Kane, Sir Robert John 24 September 1809 - 16 February 1890 Fellow 07/06/1849 Kao, Kuen Charles Fellow 15/05/1997 Kapitza, Piotr Leonidovich 26 June 1894 - 08 April 1984 Fellow 02/05/1929 Kaplan, Jack Henri Fellow 09/03/1995 Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius 19 January 1851 - 18 June 1922 Foreign Member 26/06/1919 Karman, Theodore von 11 May 1881 - 07 May 1963 Foreign Member 09/05/1946 Karplus, Martin Foreign Member 11/05/2000 Karrer, Paul 21 April 1889 - 18 June 1971 Foreign Member 01/05/1947 Kassanis, Basil 16 October 1911 - 23 March 1985 Fellow 17/03/1966 Kastner, Abraham Gotthelf 27 September 1719 - 20 June 1800 Fellow 30/04/1789 Katchalski-Katzir, Ephraim Foreign Member 21/04/1977 Kater, Edward 1816 - 06 July 1866 Fellow 19/11/1840 Kater, Henry 16 April 1777 - 26 April 1835 Fellow 15/12/1814 Katritzky, Alan Roy Fellow 20/03/1980 Katz, Sir Bernard 26 March 1911 – 20 April 2003 Fellow 20/03/1952 Katzir, Ephraim Katchalski- See Katzir, Ephraim Katchalski- Kay, Herbert Davenport 09 September 1893 - 24 November 1976 Fellow 22/03/1945 Kay, Joseph Henry 1814 - 17 July 1875 Fellow 26/02/1846 Kaye, George William Clarkson 08 April 1880 - 16 April 1941 Fellow 16/03/1939 Kaye, John 27 December 1783 - 18 February 1853 Fellow 07/03/1811 Kaye, Sir John William 1814 - 24 July 1876 Fellow 07/06/1866 Kaye, Sir Richard 1736 - 1809 Fellow 05/12/1765 Kayser, Heinrich Johannes Gustav 16 March 1853 - 14 October 1940 Foreign Member 09/11/1911 Kearney, John 1741 - 22 May 1813 Fellow 15/05/1806 Kearton, Christopher Frank, Baron Kearton of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire 17 February 1911 - 02 July 1992 Fellow 16/03/1961 Keate, George 30 November 1729 - 28 June 1797 Fellow 23/01/1766 Keate, Thomas 1745 - 05 July 1821 Fellow 27/03/1794 Keck, Robert c 1686 - 10 September 1719 Fellow 11/03/1714 Keeble, Sir Frederick William 02 March 1870 - 19 October 1952 Fellow 01/05/1913 Keen, Sir Bernard Augustus 05 September 1890 - 05 August 1981 Fellow 16/05/1935 Keene, Sir Benjamin 1697 - 15 December 1757 Fellow 31/01/1745 Keilin, David 21 March 1887 - 27 February 1963 Fellow 10/05/1928 Keill, James 27 March 1673 - 16 July 1719 Fellow 20/03/1712 Keill, John 01 December 1671 - 31 August 1721 Fellow 30/11/1700 Keir, James 29 September 1735 - 11 October 1820 Fellow 08/12/1785 Keith, Sir Arthur 05 February 1866 - 07 January 1955 Fellow 01/05/1913 Keith, George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount See Elphinstone, George Keith, Viscount Keith Kekule, August 07 September 1829 - 13 July 1896 Foreign Member 08/04/1875 Kekwick, Ralph Ambrose 11 November 1908 - 17 January 2000 Fellow 17/03/1966 Kelland, Philip 17 October 1808 - 07 May 1879 Fellow 06/12/1838 Kellaway, Charles Halliley 16 January 1889 - 13 December 1952 Fellow 14/03/1940 Keller, Andrew 22 August 1925 - 08 February 1999 Fellow 16/03/1972 Keller, Joseph Bishop Foreign Member 26/06/1986 Kelly, Anthony Fellow 15/03/1973 Kelly, Francis Patrick Fellow 16/03/1989 Kelly, Michael Joseph Fellow 11/03/1993 Kelsall, Henry c 1693 - 10 February 1762 Fellow 27/05/1736 Kelvin of Largs, William Thomson, Baron See Thomson, William, Baron Kelvin of Largs Kemball, Charles 27 March 1923 - 04 September 1998 Fellow 18/03/1965 Kemmer, Nicholas 07 December 1911 - 21 October 1998 Fellow 15/03/1956 Kemp, Bruce Ernest Fellow 09/05/2002 Kemp, David Thomas Fellow 27/05/2004 Kemp, Stanley Wells 14 June 1882 - 16 May 1945 Fellow 07/05/1931 Kempe, Sir Alfred Bray 06 July 1849 - 21 April 1922 Fellow 02/06/1881 Kempe, John 1665 - 19 September 1717 Fellow 20/03/1712 Kendall, David George Fellow 19/03/1964 Kendall, James Pickering 30 July 1889 - 14 June 1978 Fellow 12/05/1927 Kendall, John - 01 January 1735 Fellow 12/03/1724 Kendall, Kevin Fellow 11/03/1993 Kendall, Percy Fry 15 November 1856 - 19 March 1936 Fellow 15/05/1924 Kendrew, Sir John Cowdery 24 March 1917 - 23 August 1997 Fellow 24/03/1960 Kennard, Olga Fellow 19/03/1987 Kennaway, Sir Ernest Laurence 23 May 1881 - 01 January 1958 Fellow 03/05/1934 Kennedy, Sir Alexander Blackie William 17 March 1847 - 01 November 1928 Fellow 09/06/1887 Kennedy, Archibald, 1st Marquess of Ailsa February 1770 - 08 September 1846 Fellow 18/02/1819 Kennedy, Gilbert c 1692 - 29 December 1780 Fellow 23/02/1738 Kennedy, John Stodart 19 May 1912 - 04 February 1993 Fellow 18/04/1965 Kennedy, William Quarrier 30 November 1903 - 13 March 1979 Fellow 17/03/1949 Kenner, George Wallace 16 November 1922 - 26 June 1978 Fellow 19/03/1964 Kenner, James 13 April 1885 - 30 June 1974 Fellow 07/05/1925 Kennett, Brian Leslie Norman Fellow 26/05/2005 Kennicott, Benjamin 04 April 1718 - 18 August 1783 Fellow 16/02/1764 Kent, Sir Percy Edward 18 March 1913 - 09 July 1986 Fellow 17/03/1966 Kenyon, Joseph 08 April 1885 - 12 November 1961 Fellow 07/05/1936 Ker, Charles Henry Bellenden c 1785 - 02 November 1871 Fellow 10/06/1819 Ker, John, 1st Duke of Roxburgh c 1680 - 24 February 1741 Fellow 28/05/1707 Ker, Robert fl 1776 Fellow 25/01/1776 Kerckring, Theodor 1640 - 02 November 1693 Fellow 17/01/1678 Kerensky, Oleg Alexander 16 April 1905 - 25 June 1984 Fellow 19/03/1970 Kerigan, Thomas - 1848 Fellow 29/02/1844 Kermack, William Ogilvy 26 April 1898 - 20 July 1970 Fellow 16/03/1944 Kerr, Allen Fellow 20/03/1986 Kerr, Ian Macpherson Fellow 21/03/1985 Kerr, John 17 December 1824 - 18 August 1907 Fellow 05/06/1890 Kerr, Sir John Graham 18 September 1869 - 21 April 1957 Fellow 06/05/1909 Kerrison, Robert Masters c 1766 - 27 April 1847 Fellow 04/03/1841 Ketelbey, Abel c 1676 - 05 December 1744 Fellow 25/02/1720 Ketelbey, Robert Johnston - 30 June 1743 Fellow 12/05/1726 Kettle, Edgar Hartley 20 April 1882 - 01 December 1936 Fellow 07/05/1936 Keverne, Eric Barrington Fellow 15/05/1997 Key, Sir Astley Cooper 18 January 1821 - 03 March 1888 Fellow 04/06/1868 Key, Thomas Hewitt 20 March 1799 - 29 November 1875 Fellow 07/06/1860 Keynes, Richard Darwin Fellow 19/03/1959 Keyssler, Johann Georg 13 April 1693 - 21 June 1743 Fellow 05/02/1719 Khalatnikov, Isaak Markovich Foreign Member 09/06/1994 Khorana,