Lady Mary Fox Lady Mary Fox Lady Mary Fox (née FitzClarence; 19 December 1798 – 13 July 1864) was an illegitimate daughter of King William IV of the United Kingdom by his mistress Dorothea Jordan. In later life she became a writer. Mary FitzClarence was born in Bushy House as the fourth child and second daughter of the then Prince William, Duke of Clarence, and his companion Dorothea Jordan. She was "a fine looking, brown girl with a pleasant countenance and manners". In 1820, her younger sister Elizabeth was courted by Charles Richard Fox, the eldest but illegitimate son of Lord and Lady
Dorothea Waley Singer alchemical manuscripts was published in 1924 by Union Académique Internationale, focussing on the Greek manuscripts. A further three volumes were published in the years up to 1931, dealing with Latin and vernacular manuscripts. The full calendar of manuscripts is now stored in the British Library as the Singer Collection. Together with her husband, she was co-awarded the George Sarton Medal in 1956. Dorothea Waley Singer Dorothea Waley Singer, b. Cohen (1882–1964) was a historian of science, and the first president of the British Society for the History of Science. Dorothea Waley Cohen was born on 17 December 1882. Her father