Person: RUDGE, J.A.R. (1837-1903)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

John Arthur Roebuck RUDGE

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

instrument maker, lantern inventor and moving picture pioneer

Main period of activity

1870s-90s

Other internet resources

see record in Wikipedia

Relationships to other people

associated with FRIESE-GREENE, William (1855-1921)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

26 July 1837

born at

Bath, Somerset, England

1851-1861

resident

1 New Bond Street Place, Bath, Somerset, England

30 March 1851

census record

1851 Census of England and Wales, HO107/1941.334.17

7 April 1861

census record

1861 Census of England and Wales, RG 9/1687.129.40
– occupation “Electrician”

1871

resident

2 New Bond Street Place, Bath, Somerset, England

2 April 1871

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/2482.80.8
– occupation “Philosophical Instrument Maker”

1881-1901

resident

1 New Bond Street Place, Bath, Somerset, England

3 April 1881

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/2437.105.26
– occupation “Electrician and Lecturer”

5 April 1891

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/1935.26.16
– occupation “Philosophical Instrument Maker”

31 March 1901

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/2340.151.13
– occupation “Scientific Instrument Maker”

3 January 1903

died at

Bath, Somerset, England

References

Alexia Lazou, ‘The importance of being earnest (and Ernest)’ in Magic Lantern 8 (September 2016)

Raymond Newport, ‘The motion picture experiments of John Arthur Roebuck Rudge’ in NMLJ 8.2 (October 1997)

Lucerna ID 6000125

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 23 November 2021

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Person: RUDGE, J.A.R. (1837-1903)