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Elihu Thomson

1853 - 1937

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Elihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an English-American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elihu Thomson is the 225th most popular inventor (down from 168th in 2019), the 2,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,464th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Elihu Thomson ranks 225 out of 426. Before him are Shigeo Shingo, Jethro Tull, Traian Vuia, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Oskar Barnack, and Melvil Dewey. After him are Hubert Cecil Booth, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Lars Magnus Ericsson, Laurens Hammond, Thonmi Sambhota, and Rodolphe Lindt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Elihu Thomson ranks 49. Before him are Fritz von Below, Alexius Meinong, Vladimir Kokovtsov, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, and Paul Julius Möbius. After him are Antonio Maura, Gabriel Hanotaux, Laurits Tuxen, Teresa Carreño, Higaonna Kanryō, and Frank Dicksee. Among people deceased in 1937, Elihu Thomson ranks 85. Before him are Philip de László, Evgeny Pashukanis, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and Alexander Shliapnikov. After him are William Sealy Gosset, Máté Zalka, Akhmet Baitursynov, Bekir Çoban-zade, Otto Hölder, and Ieronim Uborevich.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elihu Thomson ranks 2,284 out of 8,785. Before him are J. B. Priestley (1894), Peter Yates (1929), Derek Jarman (1942), John Williams (1903), Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874), and Shane MacGowan (1957). After him are Roger Fry (1866), Matt Lucas (1974), Eric Temple Bell (1883), Bert Williams (1920), Riz Ahmed (1982), and Damon Albarn (1968).

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Among INVENTORS In United Kingdom

Among inventors born in United Kingdom, Elihu Thomson ranks 33. Before him are Sandford Fleming (1827), Matthew Boulton (1728), William Murdoch (1754), James Dyson (1947), David Edward Hughes (1831), and Jethro Tull (1674). After him are Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), Robert Whitehead (1823), Henry Maudslay (1771), Alexander Parkes (1813), John Kemp Starley (1854), and Clive Sinclair (1940).

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