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Sir Horace Darwin, KBE FRS (13 May 1851 – 22 September 1928) was an English engineer specializing in the design and manufacture of precision scientific instruments. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
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On his return to Cambridge, Horace started to design scientific instruments for the University, and in 1881, he founded the ‘Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company’ in partnership with his friend Albert Dew-Smith. Their premises were first in Panton Street, then in St Tibbs Row in 1882. In 1891 Horace took sole control of the company. As a result ...
Horace married Emma Cecilia (Ida) Farrer, daughter of Lord Farrer, in 1880. She was a distant relative on his mother’s side and her family were not impressed with this match, as they considered Horace to have both poor health and poor prospects. Despite this foreboding, they had a very happy, successful marriage. Horace and Ida had three children: ...
Apart from his membership of various local and University boards and committees, Horace was also an alderman and a J.P. in Cambridge. He served as Mayor of the city from 1896 – 1897. This was a time when most social activity revolved around the small and exclusive set formed by members of the University and their families - the town was not conside...
- Charles Darwin began gathering data on the natural history of babies immediately upon the birth of his first child, William Erasmus Darwin, on 27 December 1839.
- Charles and Emma’s first daughter, Anne Elizabeth died of tuberculosis at age 10. Charles never fully recovered from this tragic loss. He was at Annie’s bedside as she suffered terribly for a week before dying on 23 April 1851.
- The Darwin’s second daughter, Mary Eleanor, was born 23 September 1842 and lived only 23 days.
- Henrietta Emma Darwin had a sickly childhood, but lived to the age of 84. She became her father’s editor and her mother’s biographer.
Horace on May 13, 1851. Charles on December 6, 1856. Two of them, Mary and Charles, died of poor health during infancy and their daughter Annie succumbed to an illness when she was ten years old. As a father, Charles Darwin was distraught over losing Annie, scared that his relationship with his wife was the cause of their children’s illnesses.
Feb 21, 2017 · Charles Darwin’s children had differing illnesses; three died at an early age from essentially different causes. Infection played a significant role in the illnesses of four children and was most likely responsible for the death of two of these (Anne Elizabeth and Charles Waring).
- John Hayman, Gonzalo Álvarez, Francisco C Ceballos, Tim M. Berra, Tim M. Berra
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Horace Darwin was born at Down on May 13, 1851, and was the fifth son of Charles and Emma Darwin. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking his degree as a senior optime in the Mathematical Tripos in 1874.
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Horace died at his home, The Orchard, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, on 22 September 1928, and was buried in St Giles's cemetery, Cambridge.
