Francis Willughby ( 1635 - 1672 )

Birth: Middleton, Warwickshire, England, Europe (22 November 1635) Death: Middleton Hall, Warwickshire, England, Europe (3 July 1672) Burial: Middleton Church, Warwickshire, England, Europe Research Field: zoology; natural history Education: Sutton Coldfield School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA 1655/6; MA 1659); studied at the Bodleian Library, Oxford (1660) Career: Accompanied John Ray (FRS 1667) on botanical research trips through Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire (1660-1662); travelled extensively in Europe (1663-1666) and to the south-west of England with Ray (1667); his work 'Ornithology' published posthumously by Ray (1676; 1678) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposers: John Wilkins (20 November 1661) Admitted 4 December 1661 and 1 October 1662 Committee appointments include: Committee for the Histories of Trade (1664) Other RSActivity: Involved in experiments and demonstrations of botanical and zoological nature (1662).