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Sir Horace Darwin, KBE FRS (13 May 1851 – 22 September 1928) was an English engineer specializing in the design and manufacture of precision scientific instruments. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge .
- 22 September 1928 (aged 77)
- Emma Cecilia "Ida" Farrer
- 13 May 1851, Downe, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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On his return to Cambridge, Horace started to design scientific instruments for the University, and in 1881, he founded the ‘Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company’ in partnership with his friend Albert Dew-Smith. Their premises were first in Panton Street, then in St Tibbs Row in 1882. In 1891 Horace took sole control of the company. As a result ...
Horace married Emma Cecilia (Ida) Farrer, daughter of Lord Farrer, in 1880. She was a distant relative on his mother’s side and her family were not impressed with this match, as they considered Horace to have both poor health and poor prospects. Despite this foreboding, they had a very happy, successful marriage. Horace and Ida had three children: ...
Apart from his membership of various local and University boards and committees, Horace was also an alderman and a J.P. in Cambridge. He served as Mayor of the city from 1896 – 1897. This was a time when most social activity revolved around the small and exclusive set formed by members of the University and their families - the town was not conside...
The Darwin–Wedgwood family are members of two connected families, each noted for particular prominent 18th-century figures: Erasmus Darwin, a physician and natural philosopher, and Josiah Wedgwood FRS, a noted potter and founder of the eponymous Josiah Wedgwood & Sons pottery company.
Biography. Sir Horace Darwin (1851-1928), knight, civil engineer and founder of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, was born at Downe, Kent, on 13 May 1851, the ninth child of Charles Robert Darwin and his wife, Emma.
21 de feb. de 2017 · Horace Darwin (1851–1928) As well as childhood fevers, Horace experienced strange episodes as a child. At age 10, these episodes were termed ‘fits’ or shakes. His father described them as ‘the oddest of attacks, many times a day, of shuddering and gasping and hysterical sobbing, semi-convulsive movements, with much distress ...
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HORACE DARWIN. 1851—1928. It is with great regret that the Council have to record the death of Sir Horace Darwin, at Cambridge, on September 22nd. Sir Horace was born at Dover, Kent, on May 13th, 1851, and was the fifth son of Charles Darwin. He was educated at Cambridge and took his degree as a senior optime in the mathematical tripos of 1874.
Horace Darwin, the son of Charles Darwin, carves his own path by establishing the optical company known as "Cambridge Instruments." 1882. Thomas Edison furthers his discovery of electricity through the invention of electricity distribution, thus illuminating the world, sparking a revolution in the way we harness and utilize this powerful force ...
