# William Roy

> Scottish military engineer, surveyor and antiquarian (1726–1790)

**Wikidata**: [Q6963397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6963397)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-roy


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. [Award winners : Copley Medal. Royal Society](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=true)
3. general catalog of BnF
4. SNAC
5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
6. Virtual International Authority File