Person: DUNCAN, W.H. (c.1830- after 1901)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William Henry DUNCAN

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

inventor of type of mechanical triunial lantern

Main period of activity

N/A

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1830

born at

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England

1891

resident

Duncan Terrace, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England

5 April 1891

~61

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/2099.45.21
– occupation “Draughtsman”

1901

resident

269 Acton Lane, Acton, London W, England

31 March 1901

~71

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/1203.40.1
– occupation “Estate Agent”

in or after 1901

~70+

died at

unknown location

References

G.R. Baker, ‘Duncan's mechanically-worked triple lantern’ in OMLJ 9.104 (January 1898)
– inventor of mechanical triunial lantern

Hermann Hecht, ‘Some English magic lantern patents’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 6

Lucerna ID 6003291

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 17 August 2014

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Person: DUNCAN, W.H. (c.1830- after 1901)