William Wales

(1734 c.-1798)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Wales, William, 1734?-1798 LBT ID: WiWales1798 VIAF ID: 79174737 LOC ID: n86842601	B/BAP: 1734 DIED: 1798-12-29
SOURCES: Prance, Companion to Charles Lamb (1983); Gentleman's Magazine (Supple. II 1798) 1155; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Mathematics master at Christ's Hospital; he was co-navigator with Captain Cook and F.R.S.
REFERENCES TO William Wales: Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, Lord Byron and Some of his Contemporaries (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) An Account of Christ’s Hospital. Found 1: ¶ 48