Inscription
English Heritage
Sir Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford, 1753 - 1814, inventor and adventurer, lived here.
Site: Sir B Thompson Count Rumford (1 memorial)
SW3, Brompton Road, 168
Credit for this entry to: Bob Baker
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Sir B Thompson Count Rumford
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Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Inventor and adventurer. Born Woburn, Massachusetts. Having spied for the Br...
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