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

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912
1838-1907, chemist, English; British

Perkin, Sir William Henry

1838 - 1907
1818-1865, physician, Hungarian

Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp

1818 - 1865
1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879

Parkes, Alexander

1813 - 1890
Patient of Edward Jenner; First person to received Vaccination

Phipps, James

1788 - 1853
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1755-1843, homeopathist physician, German

Hahnemann, Samuel

1755 - 1843
active 1829-1895, microbiologist; chemist, French

Pasteur, Louis

1822 - 1895
1807-1883 , architect; engineer; musician, British

Desvignes, Peter Hubert

1807 - 1883

Swan, Joseph Wilson

1828 - 1914
active 1834-1981, manufacturers of glass, Barnsley, England

Wood Brothers Glass Company Limited

1834 - 1981
active 1749-1806, sundial maker; optical, mathematical, philosophical inst. maker & natural philosopher, British

Nairne, Edward

1726 - 1806

Walker, John

1781 - 1859
1819-1868, dentist who used anaesthetic; physician, American

Morton, William Thomas Green

1819 - 1868

Gooch, Daniel

1816 - 1889

Roberts, Richard

1789 - 1864

Hackworth, Jane

1785 - 1852

Muybridge, Florado Helios

1873 - 1944

Pease, Henry (1807-1881) Quaker Railway Promoter MP

1807 - 1881
active 1868-1968, optical instrument maker; clock maker, Manchester, England

Thomas Armstrong and Brother

1868 - 1968
1786-1901, brand name used to 1990s, cigarette manufacturer; tobacco company, Bristol, England

W D and H O Wills Limited

1786 - 1901
1798-1884, chemist; pharmacist, English

Squire, Peter

1798 - 1884
1815-1852, mathematician; computer pioneer, British

Lovelace, Ada

1815 - 1852
1863-1944, chemist; inventor, Belgian; American

Baekeland, Leo Hendrik

1863 - 1944
active c1880-1988, wallpaper manufacturer, London, Reading & Southall (manufactory), England

John Line and Sons Limited

1880 - 1988
1828-1918, manufacturer of engines; manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Grantham, England

R. Hornsby and Sons Limited

1828 - 1918
active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968
active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
1684/5-1761, medical practitioner; inventor of medicines, English

Ward, Joshua

1684 - 1761
1843-1910, microbiologist and Nobel prize winner, German

Koch, Robert

1843 - 1910
1716-1774, lecturer and professor of anatomy, Italian

Manzolini, Anna Morandi

1716 - 1774
1832-1909, photographer, Venetian born, active England, British

Beato, Felice

1825 - 1909
1830-present (2011), supplier of garage tools and equipment, London, England, British

Buck and Hickman Limited

1830
1827-1894, active 1854, sewing machine manufacturer, British

Wilson, William Newton

1827 - 1894
1845-c. 1955, lens manufacturer; scientific instrument maker, Paris, France

Lerebours et Secretan

1845 - 1955
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
c.1880 -1992, stationers; scientific equipment manufacturer, Manchester, England

A G Thornton Limited

1880 - 1992

Maxim, Hiram Stevens

1840 - 1916

W and T Avery Limited

1813 - 1979
1872-1981, clock and electrical equipment manufacturer, Leicester, England

Gents' of Leicester

1872 - 1981
1836 or 1837-1911, carriage and wagon superintendent, British; English

Whitelegg, Thomas

1836 - 1911
1812-1887, journalist; author; playwright, British.

Mayhew, Henry

1812 - 1887
1836-1917, physician, British

Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett

1836 - 1917
1681-1755, active 1707-1730, mathematical instrument maker & map surveyor, English; British

Glynne, Richard

1681 - 1755
1825-about 1980s, manufacturer, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, British

George Salter and Company

1825 - 1990
1837-c.1969, optical instrument manufacturer, London, England

W Watson and Sons Limited

1837 - 1969

Babbage, Charles

1791 - 1871
c.1863 - 1946, surgical instrument maker, London, England

Down Bros and Mayer and Phelps Limited

1863
1826 - active (2009), medallist; engraver, Edinburgh, Scotland

Alexander Kirkwood and Son

1826