ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ fˈɛloʊ ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə hɪz pɹəpˈoʊzɚ bˌiːɪŋ lˈɔːɹd wˈɪljəm nˈeɪpiɚ.
In 1821 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Lord William Napier.