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1857-1937, professor of chemistry, British

Young, Sydney

1857 - 1937
orthopaedic surgeon; British; Civilian Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery to the RAF

Watson-Jones, Reginald

1902 - 1972
1935-1977, manufacturer of aircraft, Prestwick, Scotland

Scottish Aviation Limited

1935 - 1977
1916-2004; physicist; worked with Crick, Watson, & Franklin on structure of DNA

Wilkins, Maurice

1916 - 2004
1867-1943, dye manufacturer, chemist, Scottish

Morton, James

1867 - 1943
physician, educator, sculptor, athlete

McKenzie, R. Tait

1867 - 1938
1837-1936, physician; pathologist; hygienist, French

Brouardel, Paul Camille Hippolyte

1837 - 1906
?1871-1938, medallist, German

Bosselt, Rudolf

1871 - 1938
1851-1916, professor of chemistry, German

Hempel, Walther

1851 - 1916
c. 1865-1933, physician, British?

Bailey, Dr. Henry James

1865 - 1933
1860-1948, biologist; mathematician; classics scholar, Scottish

Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth

1860 - 1948
active 1982-1984, computer hardware manufacturer; video game publisher, Wales, Welsh, British

Dragon Data Limited

1982 - 1984
1848-1926, professor of chemistry, Austrian

Soxhlet, Franz von

1848 - 1926
1854-1897, engineer; aeronaut, Swedish

Andree, Salomon August

1854 - 1897
1893-1950, mathematical tabulator, computer scientist, New Zealand; British

Comrie, Dr. Leslie John

1893 - 1950
1922; railway preservationist; photographer; writer; publisher; film producer

Whitehouse, Patrick

1922 - 1993
1852-1931, active in field of anaesthesiology

Tyrrell, Walter

1852 - 1931

Schofield, James Stewart

1917 - 2000
1896-1993, scientist; inventor; patentee, Moscow, Russia, Russian

Theremin, Leon

1896 - 1993
1898-1994, printer, Geneva, Switzerland

Sonor SA

1898 - 1994
1843-1877, soldier; photographer, British

Swiney, Captain Hugh Bladen

1843 - 1877
active 1986-1997, manufacturer of healthcare equipment, Uppsala, Sweden, Swedish

Pharmacia Biotech

1986 - 1997
1871-1948, aviator; inventor, American

Wright, Orville

1871 - 1948
1873-1903, inventor, British

Turner, Edward Raymond

1873 - 1903
(1839)1919-1972, photographic retailer; pharmacist, London, England

Wallace Heaton Limited

1919 - 1972
1876-1958, poster artist; illustrator, British

Dexter, Walter

1876 - 1958
active 1844-1929, patentee of the Lowne's portable spirometer, British

Lowne, Robert Mann

1844 - 1929
1932-1991, industrial designer, German

Muller, Gerd Alfred

1932 - 1991
1908-1994, artist; painter; poster artist, British; English

Hepple, Norman

1908 - 1994
1887-1942, painter; artist; porcelain painter; poster artist, British

Tittensor, Harry

1887 - 1942
1895-1970, medallist, British

Metcalfe, Percy

1895 - 1970
1931-2008, photographer, war photographer, British

Fincher, Terry

1931 - 2008
1866-1959, printer; publisher, London; Paris; New York

Raphael Tuck and Sons Limited

1866 - 1959
1900-1972, physician; ophthalmologist, Welsh; British

Pugh, Mary Agnes

1900 - 1972
1853-1917, inventor; camera manufacturer; manufacturer of optical devices; camera retailer, Belgian

van Neck, Louis

1853 - 1917
1905-1993, painter; woodcutter; graphic designer; poster designer, British; English

Knight, Edward Loxton

1905 - 1993
1850-1923, surgeon, British; English

Harrison Cripps, William

1850 - 1923
1862-1928, naturalist, author and lecturer, British

Kearton, Richard

1862 - 1928
1867-1944,active 1890-1920s, inventor; scientific & medical instrument maker, Austrian

Castagna, Ludwig

1867 - 1944
1942-1999, photographer, India, Paris, London, New York

Singh, Raghubir

1942 - 1999
1863-1939; artist, British

Carter, Sir William

1863 - 1939
1907-1998, artist; painter; poster artist; printmaker, British; Scottish

Patrick, James Mcintosh

1907 - 1998
1913-1986, active 1950, poster artist, British?

Cowern, Raymond Teague

1913 - 1986
1883-1966, cartoonist; illustrator; poster artist, British; Welsh

Thomas, Herbert Samuel

1883 - 1966
1947-2008, electronics manufacturer, Japanese

Sanyo

1947 - 2008
1895-1949, poster artist; artist; painter, British

Marston, Freda

1895 - 1949
1885-1939, sculptor; medallist, French

Dammann, Paul-Marcel

1885 - 1939
c1840-1882, photographer, United States, Irish; American

O'Sullivan, Timothy H

1840 - 1882
1889-1926, camera and cinema equipment manufacturer, Dresden, Germany

Ernemann Werke

1889 - 1926
1839-1897, optical instrument maker, German-born; British

Hilger, Adam

1839 - 1897