Obituary notices of fellows deceased

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1874
• Subjects: Archibald; Arctic; Jordanhill
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1873.0002; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1873.0002

Archibald Smith, only son of James Smith, of Jordanhill, Renfrewshire, was born on the 10th of August, 1813, at Greenhead, Glasgow, in the house where his mother’s father lived. His father, who also was a Fellow of the Royal Society, had literary and scientific tastes with a strongly practical turn,...