City of Westminster
Charles Babbage (1791 - 1871) mathematician & pioneer of the modern computer, lived in a house on this site, 1829 - 1871.
St. Marylebone Society
This is where Babbage died.
W1, Dorset Street, 1
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Babbage - W1
Mathematician and pioneer of the modern computer. Probably born in Crosby Row...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Babbage - W1
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