Person Ayrton; William Edward (1847 - 1908) Ayrton William Edward 1847 - 1908 British Male London, England 14 September 1847 His House, 41 Norfolk Square, London 08/11/1908 19081108 Burial: Brompton Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

98 Palace Gardens Terrace, W London (1879)

Electrical engineer Education: University College School; University College, London. BA (1867) Career: Worked for the Indian Telegraphic Service (1868-1873); Professor of Physics and Telegraphy, Imperial College of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan (1873-1878); undertook researches with John Perry (FRS 1885); Professor, City and Guilds of London Institute (1879); Professor, Centreal Technical College, South Kensington (1884-1908); Chairman, Editing Committee, Council of the Society of Telegraph Engineers Memberships: AICE Son of Edward Nugent Ayrton, Barrister. Married: 1) Matilda Chaplin MD, his cousin; 2) (1885) Sarah (Hertha) Marks, daughter of Levi and Alice Marks. She received the Hughes Medal (1906) and was the only contemporary woman member of the Institute of Civil Engineers Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1901 Fellow 02/06/1881 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1911 vol 85 pp i-viii signed by J P References: Joan Mason, 'Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) and the Admission of Women to the Royal Society of London' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 201-220 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 14 Sep 1847 - 8 Nov 1908 NA8037 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/8171259 1ecf553a-04d9-4598-98f8-b890d98df527