William Persall ( 1601 - )

Birth: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, Europe (7 October 1601) Baptism: Horsley or Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, Europe (20 October 1601) Education: Gray's Inn (admitted 1622) Career: Known to John Collins (FRS 1667) and dedicatee of a book by Sir Jonas Moore (FRS 1674) Honours: Kt 1628 Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Committee appointments include: Mechanical Committee (1664) Other RSActivity: Proposed on 19 December 1660 Developed experiments with vitriol (1661).