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Frederick Hale Holmes (1812- ) was a Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art and pioneer of electric lighting. | Frederick Hale Holmes (1812- ) was a Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art and pioneer of electric lighting. | ||
1812 Born in London | 1812 Born in London the son of George Holmes | ||
1847 July 7th. Married(1) in London to Mary Fuller | |||
1853 He demonstrated the ability of electro-magnetic generators to provide continuous current to power arc light | 1853 He demonstrated the ability of electro-magnetic generators to provide continuous current to power arc light | ||
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One of Holmes' generators built in 1867 and used at Souter Lighthouse is displayed at the Science Museum, London. | One of Holmes' generators built in 1867 and used at Souter Lighthouse is displayed at the Science Museum, London. | ||
1874 February 22nd. Married(2) in France to Edme Louise Prevost | |||
1881 Living at 15 Walham Grove, Fulham: [[Frederick Hale Holmes|Frederick H. Holmes]] (age 70 born bedford Square, Mddx.), Patentee of Fog Signals. With his wife Louise Holmes (age 58 born France) and their daughter Annie Holmes (age 18 born Greenhithe, Kent), Prof of Music. Also his niece Jeanne Prevost (age 24 born new Orleans, USA), Instructress.<ref>1881 Census</ref> | 1881 Living at 15 Walham Grove, Fulham: [[Frederick Hale Holmes|Frederick H. Holmes]] (age 70 born bedford Square, Mddx.), Patentee of Fog Signals. With his wife Louise Holmes (age 58 born France) and their daughter Annie Holmes (age 18 born Greenhithe, Kent), Prof of Music. Also his niece Jeanne Prevost (age 24 born new Orleans, USA), Instructress.<ref>1881 Census</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 1 April 2016
Frederick Hale Holmes (1812- ) was a Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art and pioneer of electric lighting.
1812 Born in London the son of George Holmes
1847 July 7th. Married(1) in London to Mary Fuller
1853 He demonstrated the ability of electro-magnetic generators to provide continuous current to power arc light
1856 Patented a magneto to power an arc light for lighthouses which he demonstrated to Michael Faraday at Blackwall in 1857. His experiments with alternating current arc lighting at North Foreland lighthouse in 1857-60 were the subject of a lecture by Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution.
1861 A boarder at 18 Leicester Square, London: Frederick H. Holmes (age 49 born St. George, Bloomsbury), Engineer and Married.[1]
One of Holmes' generators built in 1867 and used at Souter Lighthouse is displayed at the Science Museum, London.
1874 February 22nd. Married(2) in France to Edme Louise Prevost
1881 Living at 15 Walham Grove, Fulham: Frederick H. Holmes (age 70 born bedford Square, Mddx.), Patentee of Fog Signals. With his wife Louise Holmes (age 58 born France) and their daughter Annie Holmes (age 18 born Greenhithe, Kent), Prof of Music. Also his niece Jeanne Prevost (age 24 born new Orleans, USA), Instructress.[2]
1881 Filed a patent (granted 1883 in US) for a "Siren for Signalling"