John Farey Jr.
John Farey Jr. (20 March 1791 – 17 July 1851) was an English mechanical engineering, consulting engineer and patent agent, known for his pioneering contributions in the field of mechanical engineering.
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Daguerreotype by Henry Gengembre, 1840s. | |
| Born | 20 March 1791 Lambeth, London, England |
| Died | 17 July 1851 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Parent(s) | John Farey Sr., Sophia Hubert |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | A Treatise on the Steam Engine, 1827 |
As consulting engineer Farey worked for many well-known inventors of the later Industrial Revolution, and was a witness to a number of parliamentary enquiries, inquests and court cases, and on occasion acted as an arbitrator. He was polymathic in his interests and contributed text and drawings to a number of periodicals and encyclopaedias.
Farey is also remembered as the first English inventor of the ellipsograph, an instrument used by draughtsmen to inscribe ellipses.
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