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1937; railway employee, railway engineer, railway engineering manager, railway company director

Russell, David F.

1937
1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991
1755-1843, homeopathist physician, German

Hahnemann, Samuel

1755 - 1843
1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973

Flamel, Nicolas

1330 - 1418
1960-1986, supplier of chemicals, Poole, England

BDH Chemicals Limited

1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879
active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921
railway employee, railway manager, railway company director

Pettitt, Gordon Charles

Wright, Elsie

1901 - 1903

Parkes, Alexander

1813 - 1890

Wheatstone, Charles

1802 - 1875
Patient of Edward Jenner; First person to received Vaccination

Phipps, James

1788 - 1853
active 1986-1997, manufacturer of healthcare equipment, Uppsala, Sweden, Swedish

Pharmacia Biotech

1986 - 1997
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1836-1917, physician, British

Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett

1836 - 1917

Babbage, Charles

1791 - 1871
goddess of Health; mythological daughter of Asclepius/Aesculapius, Greek

Hygeia

1941-1977, electronics, solar power, radio and television manufacturer, Los Angeles

Hoffman Electronics Corporation

1977
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998
1838-1907, chemist, English; British

Perkin, Sir William Henry

1838 - 1907
active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
1898-1931, recording company; gramophone and radio manufacturer, British

Gramophone Company Limited

1898 - 1931

Griffiths, Frances

1907 - 1986
1894-c.1950s, scientific instrument and radio manufacturers, Croydon, England

Gambrell Brothers Ltd.

1894 - 1959
active 1928-1954, laboratory apparatus; laboratory instrument maker, London, England

Griffin and Tatlock Limited

1889 - 1999
1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912
active 1685-1723, optical instrument maker, London, England; English; British

Marshall, John

1659 - 1723
1938-c.2000, radio and television manufacturer, Berkshire, England

Decca Radio and Television Limited

1938 - 2000
1876-1999, manufacturer of microscopes, Vienna, Austria

Reichert

1876 - 1999
1819-1868, dentist who used anaesthetic; physician, American

Morton, William Thomas Green

1819 - 1868
active 1901-1980s, microscope & accessory manufacturer, Manchester, England

Flatters and Garnett Limited

1901 - 1967
1874-1966, steelmakers; munitions makers, English; British

John Baker and Company Limited

1874 - 1966

The Burden Neurological Institute

1907-1992, Button Makers, Birmingham

Buttons Ltd

1907
1887-present, camera manufacturer, Munich

Linhof

1887

Peter Brotherhood Limited

J H Steward Limited

active 1891-1930, tool manufacturer, Heeley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, British

Hardy Patent Pick Co. Limited

active 1825-1865, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, Newcasle on Tyne, England

Cail, John

active 1975-current (2008), manufacturer of wellbeing products, Melbourne, Australia

Dynamo House Propriety Limited

GEC Switchgear Ltd

Monotype Corporation Ltd

1900-1960, medical and surgical equipment manufacturer, Philadelphia, USA, America, American

George P. Pilling and Son Co.

1799-1880s?, manufacturer of scientific instruments; optician, Glasgow , Scotland

Gardner and Company

Mullard Limited

active 1978-2003, manufacturer of safety and protective equipment, Wembley, England

Racal Safety Limited

1978 - 2003
active 1878-1911, scientific instrument manufacturer, London, England

Hicks, James Joseph

1837 - 1916

Perry, Geoffrey E

1927 - 2000