John Barlow
As Secretary of the Royal Institution from 1843 to 1860 Reverend John Barlow made many far reaching administrative changes in the running of the Institution as well as lecturing here on the practical applications of science.
A short biography can be found here
Papers at the RI
The John Barlow papers include: scrapbooks containing letters, newspaper cuttings, biographical notes, autographs, reports and photographs.
A more detailed fonds level description can be found on the AIM25 website.
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