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

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
1836-1917, physician, British

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

1836 - 1917

Alexander Parkes

1813 - 1890
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Joseph Lister

1827 - 1912
1819-1868, dentist who used anaesthetic; physician, American

William Thomas Green Morton

1819 - 1868
1818-1865, physician, Hungarian

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

1818 - 1865
1867-1934, physicist; chemist, Polish-born; French

Marie Curie

1867 - 1934
Patient of Edward Jenner; First person to received Vaccination

James Phipps

1788 - 1853
1838-1907, chemist, English; British

William Henry Perkin

1838 - 1907
1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879
active 1829-1895, microbiologist; chemist, French

Louis Pasteur

1822 - 1895
active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968
1815-1852, mathematician; computer pioneer, British

Ada Lovelace

1815 - 1852

John Walker

1781 - 1859
active 1829-1928, surgical instrument maker, London, England, British

Arnold and Sons

1829 - 1928
1800-1890, social reformer; civil servant, British

Edwin Chadwick

1800 - 1890
Mr

Florado Helios Muybridge

1873 - 1944
1869-1986/7, optical instrument maker (microscope & cameras - Leica), Germany

E Leitz

1869 - 1987
1843-1910, microbiologist and Nobel prize winner, German

Robert Koch

1843 - 1910
1863-1944, chemist; inventor, Belgian; American

Leo Hendrik Baekeland

1863 - 1944
1786-1901, brand name used to 1990s, cigarette manufacturer; tobacco company, Bristol, England

W D and H O Wills Limited

1786 - 1901
Sir

Joseph Wilson Swan

1828 - 1914
1844-1968, tobacco manufacturer, Spitalfields, London, England

Godfrey Phillips Limited

1844 - 1968
1829-1901, physiologist, German

Adolf Eugen Fick

1829 - 1901
1813-1979, manufacturer, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, British

W and T Avery Limited

1813 - 1979
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
active 1834-1981, manufacturers of glass, Barnsley, England

Wood Brothers Glass Company Limited

1834 - 1981
1853-1914, police officer, French

Alphonse Bertillon

1853 - 1914
1813-1858, anaesthetist; epidemiologist; physician, British; English

John Snow

1813 - 1858
c.1880 -1992, stationers; scientific equipment manufacturer, Manchester, England

A G Thornton Limited

1880 - 1992
Mr

George Stephenson

1781 - 1848
1880-1995, laboratory equipment manufacturer (chemistry, physics), London, England

A Gallenkamp and Company Limited

1880 - 1995
1837-c.1969, optical instrument manufacturer, London, England

W Watson and Sons Limited

1837 - 1969
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
active 1853-1921, optical, mathematical, philosophical & electrical inst. maker, London, England

Elliott Brothers

1853 - 1921

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

1806 - 1859
1857-1960s?, manufacturer of laundry machines and appliances, Manchester, England

Thomas Bradford and Company

1850 - 1991
1851-1954, locksmith, London, England

Hobbs, Hart and Company Limited

1851 - 1954
1771-1833, mining engineer, English; British

Richard Trevithick

1771 - 1833
1825-about 1980s, manufacturer, West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, British

George Salter and Company

1825 - 1990
1857-1969, optical instrument makers (microscope), London, England

James Swift and Son Limited

1857 - 1969
1799-1871, botanist; photographic artist, British

Anna Atkins

1799 - 1871
c. 1875 -1998, manufacturer of ceramics, Burslem, England

Dunn Bennett and Company Limited

1878 - 1998
1877-1926, manufacturer of explosives, Ardeer, Scotland

Nobel's Explosives Company Limited

1877 - 1926
Sir

Charles Wheatstone

1802 - 1875
1861-1968, manufacturer of ceramics, Hanley, England

G L Ashworth and Brothers Limited

1861 - 1968
1836-1906, camera manufacturer, Northern Irish; British

Samuel Dunseith McKellen

1836 - 1906
1755-1843, homeopathist physician, German

Samuel Hahnemann

1755 - 1843

Edward Walter Maunder

1851 - 1928