William Hamilton

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Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist (1730-1803)

Name: William Hamilton
Born: 1730-12-13
Died: 1803-04-06
Occupation: anthropologist / diplomat / archaeologist / volcanologist / politician
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Birthplace: Henley-on-Thames

Dates reflect listed records; an unspecified end date does not establish current status.

4 received · 0 nominations listed in Wikidata

Year	Award / category	Result
1770	Copley Medal	Received
—	Fellow of the Royal Society	Received
—	Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries	Received
1792	Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences	Received

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