Farey, John, 1791-1851
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Name (Latin)
Farey, John, 1791-1851
Other forms of name
Farey, J. (John), 1791-1851
Farey, John, Jr., 1791-1851
Date of birth
1791-03-20
Date of death
1851-07-17
Occupation
Artists
Engineers
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Rees, Abraham. The cyclopedia, or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature, 1819-1820:Plates, vol. 4. Steam engine, plate 8 (J. Farey, delin.)
- VIAF, viewed April 24, 2014(heading in National Library of Israel, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, and Sudoc [ABES]: Farey, John, 1791-1851)
- Wikipedia, viewed April 24, 2014:(John Farey, Jr. (1791-1851) was a mechanical engineer and consulting patent agent; eldest son of John Farey, Sr. (1766-January 6, 1826), the geologist; at the age of 14, in 1805 he began making drawings for Rees's Cyclopaedia; consulting engineer for many well-known inventors of the later Industrial Revolution; witness to a number of parliamentary enquiries)
Wikipedia description:
John Farey Jr. (20 March 1791 – 17 July 1851) was an English mechanical engineer, consulting engineer and patent attorney, known for his pioneering contributions in the field of mechanical engineering. As consulting engineer Farey worked for many well-known inventors of the later Industrial Revolution, and was a witness to a number of parliamentary enquiries, inquests and court cases, and on occasion acted as an arbitrator. He was polymathic in his interests and contributed text and drawings to a number of periodicals and encyclopaedias. Farey is also remembered as the first English inventor of the ellipsograph, an instrument used by draughtsmen to inscribe ellipses.
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