Francis John Hyde Wollaston

Francis John Hyde Wollaston

Francis John Hyde Wollaston (13 April 1762 - 12 October 1823) was an English natural philosopher and Jacksonian Professor at the University of Cambridge.

He was born in London and was the son of Francis Wollaston (1731-1815) and brother of William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828).

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.

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last = Clark
first = J. W.
coauthors = Anita McConell
encyclopedia =Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
title = Wollaston, Francis John Hyde (1762–1823)
url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29838
year =2004
publisher = Oxford University Press


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