engineer
Davies Gilbert.
scientist and mathematician, President of the Royal Society, M.P.
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About Davies Gilbert
Davies Gilbert was a British engineer, author, and politician. He was elected to the Royal Society on 17 November 1791 and served as its President from 1827 to 1830. He changed his name to Gilbert in 1817 and served as Member of Parliament, first for Helston in Cornwall and then for Bodmin.
Everything about Davies Gilbert →- Occupation
- engineer, politician, writer, geologist
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, President of the Royal Society, member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- March 6, 1767
- Died
- December 24, 1839