| Authorised form of name | Ferranti; Sebastian Ziani de (1864 - 1930) |
| Other forms of name | De Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani |
| Surname | Ferranti |
| Forenames | Sebastian Ziani de |
| Dates | 1864 - 1930 |
| Nationality | British |
| Dates and places | Birth:
Liverpool, Lancashire, England (09 April 1864)
Death:
Zurich, Switzerland (13 January 1930)
Burial:
Hampstead, London |
| Activity | Profession:
Electrical engineer
Education:
Hon DSc (Manch)
Memberships:
MIEE |
| Royal Society activity | Membership:
Fellow
Election Date:
12/05/1927 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc Series A 1930 vol 127 pp xix-xxi, plate, signed by W H E
References:
S Z de Ferranti, 'Pioneer of Electric Power Transmission: An Account of Some of the Early Work of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, DSc, FRS (1864-1930)' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 33-41, plate |
| Royal Society code | NA2419 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1927/07 | Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/70/620 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr [Sebastian Ziani] de Ferranti, FRS | 9 June 1927 |
| NLB/72/697 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Mrs Ferranti | 7 March 1930 |