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
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79014457
Wikidata: Q6232718
Library of congress: no2014129111
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)