Marquois, Thomas, -1802

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015029502

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2015029502

Identifies RWO

• https://isni.org/isni/000000044626540X

• Birth Date

  172u

• Death Date

  1802

• Birth Place

  London (England)

• Associated Language

  English

• Field of Activity

  Fortification

  Artillery

  War and mathematics

  Military art and science




• Occupation

  Military scientists

  Professor of Artillery and Fortification

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2015029502#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• Thomas Marquois Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found: Mr. Marquois's most useful pair of scales, 2015:page 6 (Thomas Marquois) page 13, etc. (probably born during the late 1720s in London; Huguenot; apprenticed to the Huguenot engraver Paul Fourdrinier in 1742; he studied fortification, artillery and mathematics under John Muller; set up a military academy and described himself as Professor of Artillery and Fortification; after it closed, he offered private instruction in the military sciences and drawing; in about 1778 he invented the parallel scales, intended principally for military engineering work; died at some time between February 24 and May 17, 1802)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 2015-03-05: new
• 2015-03-06: revised

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