Person Abney; Sir; William de Wiveleslie (1843 - 1920) Abney William de Wiveleslie Sir 1843 - 1920 British Male Derby, England 24 July 1843 1843 Folkestone, Kent 03/12/1920 19201203

Photography Chemistry Astronomy Career: Joined the Royal Engineers and served in India (1861); returned to England (1867); Assistant Instructor in Telegraphy, Chatham (1871); Instructor in Chemistry and Photography, Chatham; Captain (1873); joined the Science and Art Department, South Kensington as Inspector of Science Schools (1873); retired from the Army (1881); pioneered spectro-photography Honours: CB 1888; KCB 1900 Memberships: Royal Photographic Society (President 1892-1894, 1896, and 1903-1905); FRAS; President 1893-1895); Physical Society of London (President 1895-1897) Eldest son of Rev Edward Henry Abney, vicar, and his wife Catharine, daughter of Jedeiah Strutt of Greenhall, Belper. Married: 1) (1864) Agnes Mathilda, daughter of Edward Smith of Ticton Hall, Yorkshire (she died 1888); 2) (1890) Mary Louisa, daughter of Rev E N Meade of St Mary's Knoll, Scarborough-on-Hudson, USA Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1882 Lectures: Bakerian 1880 and, jointly with Edward Robert Festing, 1886 Fellow 01/06/1876 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1921 vol 99 pp i-v, plate, signed by E H G-H International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 24 Jul 1843 - 3 Dec 1920 NA6454 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 21/02/2025 RS_NET\keithm Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69670707 f60eba4a-bce3-4d6b-97a0-a181c18f572d