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David Beatty
Honorary Fellow
Date of honorary Fellowship admission: 4 November 1919
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, was born 17 January 1871 to Captain David Longfield Beatty and Katherine Edith. He played a significant role during WWI as a commander in the navy, and in September 1919 was appointed first sea lord. He was awarded honorary fellowship for the role he played during WWI. He died 12 March 1936.
Honorary Fellow
An honorific sporadically granted to both medical and non-medical individuals, the first being awarded in 1696.