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Cornelius Varley

British artist, scientific researcher and inventor (1781-1873).

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Statements about Cornelius Varley

Sex or Gender

Male

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Date of Death

10/2/1873

Date of Birth

11/21/1781

Occupation

Painter
Optical Instrument Maker
Inventor
Micrographer
Artist

Member Of

Royal Society
Royal Watercolour Society
Royal Microscopical Society

Given Name

Cornelius

Described by Source

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Varley, Cornelius (DNB00)
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Varley, Cornelius
BEIC Digital Library

Child

C. F. Varley
Samuel Alfred Varley

Family Name

Varley

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain
( - 1801)
End Time
: 1801
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
(1801 - )
Start Time
: 1801

Place of Birth

Mare Street

Relative

William Mulready
Kinship to Subject
:
Brother-in-Law

Place of Death

Stoke Newington

Sibling

John Varley
William Fleetwood Varley
Elizabeth Robinson Varley

Cause of Death

Disease

Has Works in the Collection

National Gallery of Victoria
Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tāmaki
Tate
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Canada
Yale Center for British Art
Print Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Bryn Mawr College Special Collections

Father

Richard Varley

Mother

Hannah Fleetwood

Spouse

Elizabeth Livermore Straker

Manner of Death

Natural Causes
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UK National Archives ID

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