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Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. 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 .
Horace Darwin was the youngest son of Charles and Emma Darwin, and a successful entrepreneur who founded the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society, a mayor of Cambridge, and a philanthropist who supported various charities and causes.
Horace Darwin (1851-1928) was a civil engineer, founder of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, and a member of the Darwin family. Explore his personal and professional papers, correspondence, and memorials in various collections and records at Cambridge University Library.
Horace Darwin, the son of Charles Darwin, was first apprenticed to an engineering firm in Kent, and returned to Cambridge in 1875. Dew-Smith was an engineer, photographer and instrument maker who was at Trinity College, Cambridge with Darwin. Darwin's grandson Erasmus Darwin Barlow was later chairman.
Sir Horace Darwin 1851 - 1928. occupation: Civil engineer, Scientific instruments manufacturer. Nationality: British; English. born in: Downe, Bromley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Details. Title: A photograph of Horace Darwin on the Sandwalk. Creator: Leonard Darwin. Date Created: c.1887. Location: Down House. Type: Photograph. Original Source: DOWN HOUSE, ENGLISH...
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.
