Josiah Dancer 1779 - 1835
- occupation:
- Optician, Scientific instrument maker
- Nationality:
- British; English
father of John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887)
before 1812: Worked with Edward Troughton, scientific instrument maker
by 1812 - scientific instrument making partnership with his father Michael Dancer (d. 1816)
1817 - moved business to Liverpool