Crompton, R. E. (Rookes Evelyn), 1845-1940
Variant namesBritish electrical engineer.
From the description of The Crompton Historical Collection, ca. 1880-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80881811
1856 enrolled as a naval cadet; 1864-1868 ensign in the rifle brigade in India; 1875 retired from the army, bought a partnership in a Chelmsford engineering firm (later Cromptons); 1878-1880s worked on electricity and especially electric lighting; 1890-1899 adviced the government of India on electrical projects; 1896 founder member of the Royal Automobile Club; 1899 commander of a volunteer corps of electrical engineers; 1900 served in South Africa, lieutenant-colonel, CB. consultant to the War Office; 1910 member of the road board; 1906 secretary of the International Electrotechnical Commission; 1926 Faraday medal; 1933 Fellow of the Royal Society.
Epithet: engineer
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x00021d
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| creatorOf | Vol. XLIV (ff. 258). 1881-1911, n.d.includes:ff. 1-12b, 32 Mrs Mary Cowan, sister of E A Sothern: Letters to W. S. Gilbert: 1881, 1885. ff. 15-17 Thomas W. Terry: Letters to W. S. Gilbert: 1883. f. 18 David Carnegie, of Stronvar: Letter to W. S. Gi..., 1881-1911 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Crompton, R. E. (Rookes Evelyn), 1845-1940. The Crompton Historical Collection, ca. 1880-1930. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| referencedIn | Peter J English papers., 1988 | British Library |
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Person
Birth 1845-05-31
Death 1940-02-15
