Person Darwin; Sir; Horace (1851 - 1928); civil engineer and manufacturer of scientific instruments Darwin Horace Sir civil engineer and manufacturer of scientific instruments 1851 - 1928 British Male Down House, Down, Kent, England 13 May 1851 18510513 The Orchard, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, England 22 September 1928 19280922 Burial: St Giles' cemetery, now Ascension Cemetery, Cambridge

Scientific Instrument maker Engineering Education: Clapham grammar school; MA (Cantab) Career: Served a three-year apprenticeship with Easton and Anderson, engineers, of Erith, Kent, returning to Cambridge upon its completion; consulting engineer on land reclamation and drainage schemes; founded the ‘Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company’ in partnership with Albert Dew-Smith (1881); took sole control of the company (1891); moved to larger premises due to due increasing demand for scientific instruments by researchers in the University laboratories becoming a Limited Liability Company (1895); the company assisted the war effort by undertaking work for the Ministry of Munitions (1914-1918). Honours: KBE 1918 Memberships: Institution of Civil Engineers 1877 Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1878 Parents: Charles Robert Darwin (FRS 1839) and Emma (1808–1896), daughter of Josiah Wedgwood. Grandfather: Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788) Great grandfather: Erasmus Darwin (FRS 1761) Siblings: George Howard Darwin (FRS 1879) and Francis Darwin (FRS 1882) Spouse: Hon. Emma Cecilia (Ida) (1854-1946), daughter of Thomas Henry Farrer, first Baron Farrer (1880). Children: Erasmus Darwin IV (killed in WWI in 1915); Ruth Frances Darwin; Nora Barlow. Remembered for his precision in designing and manufacturing scientific instruments. He was mayor of Cambridge between 1896 and 1897. Fellow 11/06/1903 52 Charles Vernon Boys; John Perry; William de Wiveleslie Abney; George Forbes; John Milne; Raphael Meldola; John William Strutt; William Edward Ayrton; Shelford Bidwell; James Alfred Ewing; George Howard Darwin John Newport Langley; Walter Holbrook Gaskell; Ernest Howard Griffiths; William Napier Shaw; Richard Tetley Glazebrook; Francis Henry Neville; Charles Thomas Heycock; Henry Woodward; Henry Selby Hele-Shaw; Silvanus Phillips Thompson; David Gill Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1929 vol 122 pp xv-xviii, plate, signed by R T G References: Meg Weston Smith, 'E A Milne and the Creation of Air Defence: Some Letters From an Unprincipled Brigand, 1916-1919' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 241-255 James R Moore, 'On the Education of Darwin's Sons: The Correspondence Between Charles Darwin and the Reverend G V Reed, 1857-1864' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 51-70 Darwin H, IM001066.jpg ©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=Darwin%2C+Horace 13 May 1851 - 22 Sep 1928 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 28/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7966 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 20/11/2025 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/62346547 da0b1794-5136-47db-8a58-75fcfc82240e