Philip James Yorke (13 October 1799 – 14 December 1874) was a British Army officer, scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society.
In 1810, Yorke left Harrow and purchased a commission in the Scots Fusilier Guards.
At some point during the Crimean War, Yorke was appointed Colonel of the Herefordshire militia, a post he held for three years.
[1][2] The Royal Society's catalogue contains a list of thirteen papers by Yorke, showing that he was an accomplished chemist, meteorologist and mineralogist.
[1] He also took an active part in the Royal Institution of Great Britain, frequently serving as a manager.