About Francis Wollaston
Lived 1694 – 1774 (aged 80). Francis Wollaston was a writer.
Francis Wollaston (6 June 1694, in London – 27 December 1774) was an English scientist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1723. Wollaston was the third son of William Wollaston. He was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Family He married Mary Fauquier, daughter of John Francis Fauquier and sister of Lt. Gov. Francis Fauquier of Virginia Colony, in 1728 and they had the following children:
Mary Wollaston (1730–1813) married William Heberden Francis Wollaston (1731–1815), priest and astronomer Charlton Wollaston (1733–1764), physician William Henry Wollaston, (1737–1759) George Wollaston (1738–1826) (FRS)
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English scientist
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Francis Wollaston was born on 6 June 1694.
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Francis Wollaston died on 27 December 1774.
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Francis Wollaston was a writer.
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