Thomas Drummond
British engineer, later settled in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Thomas Drummond, see Thomas Drummond (disambiguation).
Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh was a Scottish British Army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland. He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney.[1] It was Drummond, however, who realised its value in surveying.
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Born | 10 October 1797 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 15 April 1840 (1840-04-16) (aged 42) |
Resting place | Ireland Mount Jerome Dublin |
Occupation | Civil engineer |
Known for | Cartography Drummond lamp |
Spouse | Maria Kinnaird |
Children | three daughters |
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