Francis Wollaston (6 June 1694, in London – 27 December 1774) was an English scientist. He was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

in 1723. Wollaston was the third son of

William Wollaston William Wollaston (; 26 March 165929 October 1724) was a school teacher, Church of England priest, scholar of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, theologian, and a major Enlightenment era English philosopher. He is remembered today for one book, which he ...

. He was educated at

Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Sidney Sussex College (referred to informally as "Sidney") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. The College was founded in 1596 under the terms of the will of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex (1531–1589), wife ...

Family

He married Mary Fauquier, daughter of John Francis Fauquier and sister of Lt. Gov.

Francis Fauquier Francis Fauquier (1703 – 3 March 1768) was a lieutenant governor of Virginia Colony (in what is today the United States), and served as acting governor from 1758 until his death in 1768. He was a noted teacher and close friend of Thomas Jeffers ...

of Virginia Colony, in 1728 and they had the following children: * Mary Wollaston (1730–1813) married

William Heberden William Heberden FRS (13 August 171017 May 1801) was an English physician. Life He was born in London, where he received the early part of his education at St Saviour's Grammar School. Full text at Internet Archive (archive.org) At the end of ...

* Francis Wollaston (1731–1815), priest and astronomer *

Charlton Wollaston Charlton Wollaston (1733–1764) was an English medical doctor, physician to Guy's Hospital from 1762. He was also physician to the Queen's Household. He was a son of Francis Wollaston (1694–1774), and entered Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge i ...

(1733–1764), physician * William Henry Wollaston, (1737–1759) *

George Wollaston George Wollaston (1738–1826) was an English Anglican priest. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to indiv ...

(1738–1826) (FRS)

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1694 births 1774 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge {{UK-scientist-stub