Richard Anthony Salisbury ( 1761 - 1829 )

Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England Research Field: Botany Education: Edinburgh University Career: Met Sir James Edward Smith (FRS 1785) at university; changed his name as the condition for receiving £10,000 from Miss Anna Salisbury in order to study botany; bought Ridgeway House, Mill Hill, formerly owned by Peter Collinson (FRS 1728) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 15/03/1787.