Person DS/UK/3030 Scoresby; William (1789-1857); Anglican clergyman and Arctic scientist Scoresby William 1789-1857 Anglican clergyman and Arctic scientist Male Born at Cropton near Pickering, Yorkshire 5 Oct 1789

Followed his father as a whaler between 1803-1823. He enrolled in 1806 at Edinburgh University, spending his winters studying chemistry and natural philosophy and his summers planning and carrying out scientific researches in the Arctic. He made many of his most important discoveries in Arctic geography, meterology and oceanography between 1813 and 1817. He was ordained as a deacon in 1825 and was Curate of Bessingby in Yorkshire, 1825-1827, Chaplain of the Floating Church for Seamen in Liverpool, 1827-1832, Chaplain in charge of Bedford Chapel, Exeter, 1832-1837, and Vicar of Bradford, Yorkshire, from 1838. He wrote prolifically on many subjects, including magnetism, religion and social reform. Son of William Scoresby, Arctic whaler and navigator Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes staff 12/12/2018 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 04d09d42-8dd7-4114-a1ac-b60a74f9b437