George Wollaston

Male, Deceased Person

1738 – 1828

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Who was George Wollaston?

George Wollaston was an English Anglican priest. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763.

He was the son of Francis Wollaston. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated second wrangler in 1758. He married in 1765 Elizabeth Palmer of Thurnscoe Hall and they had a single daughter Elizabeth Palmer Wollaston who died in infancy.

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Born
1738
Education
  • Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Died
1828

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on July 23, 2013

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