Sir Godfrey Copley
Philanthropist, born in Yorkshire, N England, UK. He left a fund in trust to the Royal Society which has been applied since 1736 to the provision of the annual Copley Medal for philosophical research.
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Sir Godfrey Copley (c.1653 – April 9, 1709) was a wealthy English landowner, art-collector and public figure, who lived in Sprotbrough, now part of Doncaster in South Yorkshire.
He is remembered mainly because he provided a bequest to the Royal Society in London in 1709, which provided the funding for an annual award, the Copley Medal, the Society's premier award for scientific achievement.
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Preceded by: Sir John Reresby |
Member for Aldborough 1679–1685 |
Succeeded by: Sir Roger Strickland |
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