Sir Richard Kaye | |
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Dean of Lincoln | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
Elected | 1783 |
Predecessor | Richard Cust |
Successor | George Gordon |
Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Nottingham 1780–1809 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1736-7 |
Died | 25 December 1809 |
Buried | Lincoln Cathedral |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Profession | Anglican clergyman – fellow of the royal society |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Sir Richard Kaye, 6th Baronet, FRS, LL.D (1736–25 December 1809) was an English peer, churchman and scientist. He was Dean of Lincoln from 1783, and inherited the baronetcy from his elder brother Sir John Lister Kaye, 5th Baronet in 1789.