Henry Crathorne
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Henry Crathorne was a member of the Royal Society
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His membership was proposed in 1774 by Lord Leeds
, Lord Chesterfield
, Lord Leicester
, Alexander Aubert
and Lord Greville
; and he was promptly elected.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
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His membership was proposed in 1774 by Lord Leeds
Duke of Leeds
Duke of Leeds was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1694 for the prominent statesman Thomas Osborne, 1st Marquess of Carmarthen...
, Lord Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield
Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield KG, PC, FRS, FSA , known as Philip Stanhope until 1773, was a British politician and diplomat...
, Lord Leicester
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend
George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend, PC, FRS , known as The Lord Ferrers of Chartley from 1770 to 1784 and as The Earl of Leicester from 1784 to 1807, was a British peer and politician....
, Alexander Aubert
Alexander Aubert
Alexander Aubert FRS, , was an eminent English amateur astronomer and businessman.-Life:He was born at Austin Friars, London, 11 May 1730...
and Lord Greville
George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick
George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, FRS, FSA , styled Lord Greville until 1773, was a British nobleman and politician....
; and he was promptly elected.