Charles Howard ( 1630 - 1713 )

Birth: 13 September 1630 Death: 31 March 1713 Burial: Dorking church, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe Research field: Agriculture Arboriculture Botany Career: Travelled in France and the Netherlands (1640s-1650s); landscaped the garden at Deepdene (1652-); applied for a patent for new method of tanning in 'Brief Directions how to Tanne Leather According to a New Invention' (1660); applied for a patent for a new way of processing flax (1678); engaged in lengthy lawsuits with his brother and nephew, the 6th and 7th Dukes of Norfolk), over the barony of Greystoke (1677-1685) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: Colonel Samuel Tuke (24 December 1662) Council: On Council (1663-1664) Committee appointments include: Committee to consider Mr Buckland's proposition to plant potatoes through all parts of England (1662) Committee to consider propagating Cyder-Fruit all over England (1663) Chemical Committee (1664) Agricultural [Georgical] Committee (1664) Committee for the Histories of Trades (1664) Other RSActivity: Contributed and wrote about sulphorous vapours (1662).