George Wollaston (1738–1826) was an English Anglican priest. He was elected a

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in 1763. He was the son of Francis Wollaston (1694-1774). 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 (17 April 1766).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wollaston, George 1738 births 1826 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Second Wranglers