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Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?

Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London? Correct Answer A. C. Wadia

Royal Society is a learned society for science and is possibly the oldest such society still in existence, founded in Nov 1660. Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia (A.C.Wadia) was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal society.

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