Philip Kelland: the 1st OS Fellow of the Royal Society
On 6 December 1838, Philip Kelland (1808-1879) was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the first of five Old Shirburnians to be elected FRS. Born at Dunster in Somerset on 17 October 1808 to the Rev. Philip Kelland (c.1774-1847), rector of Dunster, and Rachael (née Fish) (c.1778-1837), he attended Sherborne School c.1821-1829 during the … Read more