Sir Godfrey Copley

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Sir Godfrey Copley was an English landowner, politician, and early patron of science whose legacy is commemorated by the Royal Society’s prestigious Copley Medal.

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1st Baronet Copley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English landowner
human
patron of science
politician
affiliation Royal Society
associatedWith English scientific community
Yorkshire gentry
birthPlace Sprotbrough, Yorkshire
surface form: Sprotbrough, Yorkshire, England
commemoratedBy Copley Medal
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace London, England
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Middle Temple
familyName Copley
fieldOfActivity estate management
politics
scientific patronage
givenName Godfrey
hasBequestTo Royal Society
surface form: Royal Society of London
hasHonor baronet
hasInfluenceOn Royal Society awards system
hasPartIn early history of the Royal Society
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced development of scientific prizes
knownFor Copley Medal
surface form: Copley Medal endowment

support for the Royal Society
legacy Copley Medal
surface form: Copley Medal of the Royal Society
memberOf Parliament of England
nobleFamily Copley family
notableWork bequest to the Royal Society
endowment for the Copley Medal
occupation barrister
landowner
politician
parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented Aldborough
Boroughbridge
Thirsk
patronage Royal Society
positionHeld High Sheriff of Yorkshire
Member of Parliament
religion Church of England
residence London, England
surface form: London

Sprotbrough, Yorkshire
title Sir Godfrey Copley self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Baronet Copley

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Copley Medal namedAfter Sir Godfrey Copley
Sir Godfrey Copley title Sir Godfrey Copley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Baronet Copley