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| Born | 1783 | ||||||||
| Died | 1855 | ||||||||
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Contents
Notes
Office Notes
ESL Council 1850-51 Member
ESL Council 1851-52 Member
ESL Council 1852-53 Member
ESL Council 1853-54 Member
ESL Council 1854-55 Member [dies by May 1855]
House Notes
death announced 2 May 1855: Mr Saull, one of our Council, was attached to science and connected himself with the Geological, Astronomical, Antiquarian and our own Society. He was a self-raised and self-educated man. his career might form an interesting chapter of the book – ‘The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.’
Notes From Elsewhere
William Devonshire Saull (1783–1855) was an English businessman, known now for his activities as geologist, antiquary and museum-keeper, philanthropist and supporter of radical causes.
Saull was elected Fellow of the Geological Society in 1831, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1841; he was also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society., and a member of other societies, including the Société Géologique de France,[2] and the London Phrenological Society.[1] He was on the Council of the Ethnological Society of London in 1850.
Publications
External Publications
House Publications
On the Aboriginal tribes of Britain. Read 15 Mar. 1848. Not printed
On the Saxons and Norsemen of Britain. Read 17 Mar 1852
