Politician and scientist. Born in London and educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. A brief browse on the web brought up Stanhope's name in association with inventions in the field of printing, computing and optics.
Our picture source gives a biography of his life.
He died, aged 63 years, on 15 December 1816 in Chevening House, Chevening Road, Chevening, Sevenoaks, Kent and was buried in the Stanhope Chapel, St Botolph's Church, Chevening Road, Sevenoaks TN14 6HG.
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Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope
London County Council Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope, 1753 - 1816, reformer and i...
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Road tunnel crossing under the River Thames, connecting Rotherhithe to the Ratcliff district of Limehouse. Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, it was constructed using both a tunnelling 'shield' a...
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