Joseph Ellison Portlock
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Major-General Joseph Ellison Portlock was born at Gosport and was a British geologist and British Army officer, the only son of Nathaniel Portlock, a captain in the Royal Navy.
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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Fellowship of the Royal Society 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, incl
Joseph Ellison Portlock
…aged 69) Dublin Allegiance United Kingdom Branch Ordnance Survey Service years 1813–1857 Rank Major-General Conflicts Siege of Fort-Erie, 1814 Awards Fellow of the Royal Society Major-General Joseph Ellison Portlock (30 September 1794 – 14 February 1864) was born at Gosport and was a British geologist and British Army officer…
Headquarters of the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace in London
Elected in 1672, Isaac Newton was one of the earliest fellows of the Royal Society.
Bill Bryson, elected as an honorary member in 2013
Jennifer Doudna, elected as a Foreign Member in 2016