John Walsh (scientist), the Glossary
John Walsh (1 July 1726 – 9 March 1795) was a British scientist and Secretary to the Governor of Bengal.[1]
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29 relations: American Revolutionary War, Astronomer Royal, Bengal Presidency, Berkshire, Bracknell, British people, Copley Medal, East India Company, Electric fish, Electric ray, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fort St. George, India, Henry Crabb-Boulton, Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Major (United Kingdom), Margaret Benn Walsh, Member of parliament, Nevil Maskelyne, Nicholas Lechmere Charlton, Robert Clive, Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet, Thomas Bates Rous, Thomas Vernon (MP for Worcester), Varanasi, Warfield, William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward, Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), Worcestershire Militia.
- 18th-century British scientists
- 18th-century British zoologists
- People from Warfield
- Worcestershire Militia officers
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Astronomer Royal
Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.
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Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies of British India during Company rule and later a province of India.
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Berkshire
The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.
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Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the borough of Bracknell Forest.
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British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.
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Copley Medal
The Copley Medal is the most prestigious award of the Royal Society, conferred "for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of science".
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East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
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Electric fish
An electric fish is any fish that can generate electric fields.
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Electric ray
The electric rays are a group of rays, flattened cartilaginous fish with enlarged pectoral fins, composing the order Torpediniformes.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".
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Fort St. George, India
Fort St.
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Henry Crabb-Boulton
Henry Crabb-Boulton (c.1709 – 8 October 1773) was a British Member of Parliament and Director and Chairman of the East India Company. John Walsh (scientist) and Henry Crabb-Boulton are British MPs 1761–1768 and British MPs 1768–1774.
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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.
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Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.
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Major (United Kingdom)
Major (Maj) is a military rank which is used by both the British Army and Royal Marines.
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Margaret Benn Walsh
Margaret, Lady Walsh or Margaret Benn born Margaret Fowke (13 July 1758 – 29 September 1836) was a British collector of Indian songs.
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.
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Nevil Maskelyne
Nevil Maskelyne (6 October 1732 – 9 February 1811) was the fifth British Astronomer Royal. John Walsh (scientist) and Nevil Maskelyne are Recipients of the Copley Medal.
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Nicholas Lechmere Charlton
Nicholas Lechmere Charlton (18 December 1733 – 20 March 1807), known as Nicholas Lechmere until 1784, was a British politician, MP for Worcester in 1774. John Walsh (scientist) and Nicholas Lechmere Charlton are British MPs 1768–1774 and Worcestershire Militia officers.
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Robert Clive
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. John Walsh (scientist) and Robert Clive are British MPs 1761–1768, British MPs 1768–1774 and British MPs 1774–1780.
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Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet
Sir John Benn Walsh, 1st Baronet (10 February 1759 – 7 June 1825) was an English landowner and MP. John Walsh (scientist) and Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet are people from Warfield.
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Thomas Bates Rous
Thomas Bates Rous (1739–1799) was a director of the East India Company and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1773 and 1784. John Walsh (scientist) and Thomas Bates Rous are British MPs 1768–1774 and British MPs 1774–1780.
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Thomas Vernon (MP for Worcester)
Thomas Vernon (1724–1771) was a landowner and Member of Parliament (MP) in eighteenth century England.
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Varanasi
Varanasi (ISO:,; also Benares, Banaras or Kashi) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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Warfield
Warfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire and the borough of Bracknell Forest.
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William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward
William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley and Ward (21 January 1750 – 25 April 1823) was a British peer and politician.
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Worcester (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Worcestershire Militia
The Worcestershire Militia was an auxiliary military force in the English county of Worcestershire.
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See also
18th-century British scientists
- Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
- Granville Wheler
- Hardy progeny of the North
- Isaac Newton
- James Hutton
- James Watt
- John Fothergill (physician)
- John Latham (ornithologist)
- John Machin
- John Mudge
- John Read (inventor)
- John Walsh (scientist)
- Mary Edwards (human computer)
- Peter Brown (naturalist)
- Peter Collinson (botanist)
- Stephen Demainbray
- Thomas Hardwicke
- Thomas Hutchins (naturalist)
18th-century British zoologists
- Alexander Garden (naturalist)
- John Ellis (naturalist)
- John Latham (ornithologist)
- John Walker (natural historian)
- John Walsh (scientist)
- Robert Bakewell (agriculturalist)
- Robert Kerr (writer)
- Thomas Hardwicke
- Thomas Pennant
People from Warfield
- Archie MacLaren
- Charles Henry Brownlow
- Henry Neville (writer)
- John Walsh (scientist)
- John Walsh, 1st Baron Ormathwaite
- Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet
- Sir John Hippisley, 1st Baronet
- Sir John Walsh, 1st Baronet
- Sir William Herschel, 2nd Baronet
Worcestershire Militia officers
- Ambrose St John (Callington MP)
- Arthur Herbert Cocks
- Charles Coventry (British Army officer)
- Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
- Francis Davies (British Army officer)
- Frederic Laurence
- George Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry
- George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry
- Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Chirbury
- James Rushout
- John Walsh (scientist)
- John Winnington
- Lionel Collins
- Nicholas Lechmere Charlton
- Richard Walsh (English politician)
- Sir Francis Fletcher-Vane, 5th Baronet
- Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet
- Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron Foley
- William Bromley (of Holt Castle)
- William Lygon, 2nd Earl Beauchamp