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Person: TWEEDIE, George R., F.C.S.  (1857-1937)

Person summary  
Biographical summary of this person
Full name
George Richard TWEEDIE  F.C.S.
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
author of lectures used with slide sets
Main period of activity
1890s
Other internet resources
see record in Wikipedia
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
2 October 1857
born at
Fulham, London, England
1881
resident
24 Josephine Avenue, Brixton, London, England
3 April 1881
23
census record
1881 Census of England and Wales
– occupation “Analytical chemist”
1891
resident
54 Hawley Square, Margate, Kent, England
1891-1892
~33
member
National Society of Lanternists
5 April 1891
33
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales
– occupation “Analytical chemist and lecturer”
1899
resident
8 Victoria Parade, Ramsgate, Kent, England
1903
resident
Erleigh, 1 Herschel Park, Slough, Berkshire, England
1911
resident
12 Wellington Road, Hastings, Sussex (East), England
2 April 1911
53
census record
1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/4740.227
– occupation “Political Agent (Disengaged)”
1918-1924
resident
2 Hambledon Road, Southfields, London SW18, England
1924-1937
resident
Meadlands, Hillborough, Kent, England
17 October 1937
80
died at
Hillborough, Kent, England
15 November 1937
archive entry
National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1937 p.201
Texts linked to this person
Lectures (2)

George R. Tweedie, Gossip about fairies (Bradford: Riley Brothers, 1893)

George R. Tweedie, Gossip about ghosts (Bradford: Riley Brothers, 1894)


Story (1)

Oliver Goldsmith and George R. Tweedie, The vicar of Wakefield (Bradford: Riley Brothers, 1894)

References
Help: a journal of social service (1891-1892) Vol. 1 No. 10 (1 November 1891), p. 201
  –  member of National Society of Lanternists
Eleonora Paklons, ‘Societal science and macabre magic: the lantern performances of George R. Tweedie’ in Magic Lantern 36 (September 2023)
Notes

An obituary written by his son appeared in the Journal of the Chemical Society, 1938, pp. 164-165.

Lucerna ID  6002041

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 14 September 2022

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