Fellow of the Royal Society

A Fellow of the Royal Society or FRS is a person who is a member (or Fellow) of the Royal Society. To be elected, fellows have to have made "a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".

Famous Fellows

Many fellows are famous, some have won a Nobel Prize, see Famous members of the Royal Society and Presidents of the Royal Society (presidents are also fellows).

Related Topics:
Nobel Prize - Famous members of the Royal Society - Presidents of the Royal Society

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Some well-known living fellows include:

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• Michael Ashburner
• David Attenborough
• Richard Dawkins
• Stephen Hawking
• David King
• Robert May
• Roger Penrose
• Martin Rees
• Frederick Sanger
• Ian Stewart
• John E. Sulston

See the category for a more comprehensive list of Fellows of the Royal Society.

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