Sir Godfrey Copley

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English landowner human patron of science politician

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