The John Bargrave Collection
William, the Younger Byrd (28 Mar 1674 - 26 Aug 1744)
Alias William, the Younger Bird [Alias]Colonist, lawyer, surveyor, naturalist, and a man of letters. Elected FRS 29 April 1696 in London before returning briefly to Virginia. He presented to the Royal Society a live rattlesnake and live opossum, as well as the shed skin of a rattlesnake and "an artificial Cup made to resemble Agatt" (Woodfin, 29-32). Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/68334 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrd_II Roles: Donator of object(s)
Relevant locations: Birth place in Virginia
People linked to person: William, the Younger Byrd was a member of Royal Society (-)
William, the Younger Byrd was a friend of Robert Southwell (1635-1702)
William, the Elder Byrd (1652-1704) was a father of William, the Younger Byrd