James Justinian Morier ( c 1780 - 1849 )

Birth: Smyrna, Turkey (c 1780) Death: Brighton, Sussex (19 March 1849) Profession: Diplomat Novelist Education: Harrow School Career: Entered the diplomatic service, attached to Sir Harford Jones' mission to Bombay (1808); Secretary of Legation, Tehran; travelled through Turkey to England (1809); Secretary of Embassy to Sir Gore Ouseley (FRS 1817); in charge of Embassy (1814); was granted a retiring pension (1817); wrote romances Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/02/1819.