Person Thompson; Silvanus Phillips (1851 - 1916); physicist and electrical engineer Thompson Silvanus Phillips physicist and electrical engineer 1851 - 1916 British Male York, England 19 June 1851 18510619 Morland, Chislett Road, Hampstead, London, England 12/06/1916 19160612 Cremation: Golders Green Creamtorium Burial: Old Friends' meeting-house at Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England.

Morland, Chislett Road, Hampstead, London (1916)

physicist and electrical engineer Physics Applied physics Electrical engineering Education: Quaker schooling, Bootham; BA (1869, London), DSc (Lond) Career: Schoolmaster, Bootham School, York (1870-1875); Lecturer in Physics, University College, Bristol (1876); Professor (1878); Principal and Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, City and Guilds Technical College, Finsbury (1878); elder at the Westminster meeting (1892); minister of the Society of Friends (1903). Memberships: Röntgen Society (President 1897) Institution of Electrical Engineers (President 1899) Physical Society of London (President 1901–2) Optical Society (President 1905) Section G of the British Association (President 1907) Illumination Engineering Society (President 1909) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Parents: Silvanus Thompson, schoolmaster of York and Bridget Tatham of Settle. Spouse: Jane, daughter of James Henderson of Pollokshields (1881). Children: Four daughters Developed the idea of a telegraph submarine cable. Invented the permeameter. Remembered for his publication, Calculus Made Easy (1910). Strongly committed to women's emancipation. Was fluent in French, German, and Italian. Fellow 04/06/1891 40 George Carey Foster William Thomson David Edward Hughes Joseph David Everett Arthur William Rucker Peter Martin Duncan Oliver Joseph Lodge Shelford Bidwell John Beddoe Robert Bellamy Clifton Raphael Meldola Alexander Stewart Herschel Alexander Blackie William Kennedy Edward Frankland John Hall Gladstone John James Walker Richard Tetley Glazebrook William Ramsay William Crookes John Perry Frederick Augustus Abel John Hopkinson George Francis Fitzgerald Philip Henry Pye-Smith Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1917-1918 vol 94 pp xvi-xix, plate, signed by J P References: Sir Brian Pippard, FRS, 'Schoolmaster-Fellows and the campaign for science education' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 63-81, plate ©The Royal Society 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Thompson%2C+Silvanus+Phillips RCN R65943 RCN 16118 RCN 16119 RCN 16120 RCN 22251 RCN 11550 RCN R80139 RCN 50970 RCN 40916 RCN R65947 RCN R65948 RCN 17841 RCN 41300 RCN 16121 RCN 11026 RCN 21610 RCN R65946 RCN R65942 RCN 12928 RCN R64900 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8397 19 Jun 1851 - 12 Jun 1916 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 24/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7141 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/46828206 2e4b61d3-344a-4a99-b613-3baa3fd88dbd