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Martin FOLKES
Adm. Fell.-Com. at CLARE, 31 Jul., 1706.
S. of Martin. B. in London , 1690 .
Matric. 1709 ;
M.A. 1717 ( Com. Reg. ).
Studied at Saumur [ France ].
D.C.L. (Oxford) 1746 .
Incorp. at Cambridge, 1749 .
F.R.S. 1741 . President of the Royal Society, 1741-52 .
Member of the French Academy, 1742 .
President of the Society of Antiquaries, 1750-4 .
Author, antiquarian, etc.
Died 28 Jun., 1754; buried in Hillington Church, Norfolk .
A monument erected to him in Westminster Abbey [ London ], in 1792 .
Father of Martin (1737) and brother of William (1717).
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Martin FOLKES
Approx. lifespan: 1690–1754
Adm. Fell.-Com. at Clare College 1706:07:31
s. of Martin FOLKES
b. in London 1690
Matric. 1709
M.A. 1717 ( Com. Reg. ).
Studied at Saumur, [ France ]
D.C.L. (Oxford) 1746
Incorp. at Cambridge University 1749
F.R.S. 1741
President of the Royal Society 1741-52
Member of the French Academy 1742
President of the Society of Antiquaries 1750-54
Author, antiquarian, etc.
Died 1754:06:28 ; buried in Hillington Church, Norfolk
A monument erected to him in Westminster Abbey, [ London ] in 1792
father of Martin FOLKES (1737)
brother of William FOLKES (1717)
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[app:]Portrait by Hogarth at Royal Society; copy, by Farren, at Clare College ; Medal 1742 at Fitzwilliam Museum, [ Cambridgeshire or Cambridgeshire ] [:app]
[app:](Goodison: CCS 115; C. Portraits: 85)[:app]

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