William Roy
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| William Roy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 Mey 1726 Carluke, Scotland |
| Died |
1 Julie 1790 (aged 64) London, Ingland |
| Naitionality | Breetish (Scots) |
| Kent for | The survey o Scotland. The survey airtin Breetain an Fraunce. |
| Awairds | Copley Medal (1785) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surveyin |
Major-General William Roy FRS, AS (4 Mey 1726 – 1 Julie 1790) wis a Scots militar ingineer, surveyor, an antiquarian.
Categeries:
- 1726 births
- 1790 daiths
- Breetish Airmy generals
- Scots cairtografers
- Scots geografers
- Scots non-feection writers
- Scots sodgers
- Fellaes o the Ryal Society
- Fellaes o the Society o Antiquaries o Lunnon
- Recipients o the Copley Medal
- Fowk frae Carluke
- Scots antiquarians
- Scots ingineers
- Scots surveyors
- 18t-century Scots fowk
- Breetish militar ingineers
- Fowk eddicatit at Lanark Grammar School
- 18t-century geografers
- 18t-century Breetish Airmy personnel
