| Authorised form of name | Grubb; Thomas (1800 - 1878) |
| Dates | 1800 - 1878 |
| Place of birth | Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 04 August 1800 |
| Place of death | His residence at Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland |
| Date of death | 19 September 1878 |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer; Optician |
| Research field | Optical engineering |
| Activity | Career:
Invented a machine engraving, printing and numbering bank notes; constructed reflecting telescopes including the 'Great Melbourne Telescope'; Engineer to the Bank of Ireland; retired from business (1868)
Memberships:
MRIA 1839
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/06/1864 |
| Relationships | Father of Sir Howard Grubb (FRS 1883); son of William Grubb and Eleanor Fayle; married Sarah Palmer |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Irish Innovators |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/35307316 |
| Code | NA1718 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| RR/6/250 | Referee's report by William Lassell, on a paper 'Description of the Great Melbourne telescope' by Thomas Romney Robinson and Thomas Grubb | 28 November 1868 |
| EC/1864/08 | Grubb, Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/14/137 | Copy of a bill for an equatorial telescope, by Thomas Grubb | 10 February 1871 |
| RR/6/249 | Referee's report by John Arthur Phillips, on a paper 'Description of the Great Melbourne telescope' by Thomas Romney Robinson and Thomas Grubb | 2 November 1868 |
| MS/257/2/230 | Letter from Thomas Grubb, Rathmines to Edward Sabine | 11 September 1867 |
| MS/257/2/229 | Letter from Thomas Grubb, Dublin to Edward Sabine | 27 November 1865 |
| MS/257/2/226 | Letter from Thomas Grubb, Dublin | 14 September 1859 |
| MS/257/2/227 | Letter from Thomas Grubb, Dublin to Edward Sabine | 30 October 1865 |
| MS/257/2/228 | Letter from Thomas Grubb, Dublin to Edward Sabine | 23 November 1865 |