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William Hamilton (diplomat)
Sir William Hamilton
KB
,
PC
,
FRS
(13 December 1730 – 6 April 1803) was a
Scottish
diplomat
,
antiquarian
,
archaeologist
and
vulcanologist
. After a short period as a
Member of Parliament
, he served as
British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples
from 1764 to 1800. He studied the volcanoes
Vesuvius
and
Etna
, becoming a Fellow of the
Royal Society
and recipient of the
Copley Medal
.
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