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William Froude

1810 - 1879

Born

28 November 1810

Dartington, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died

04 May 1879

Admiralty House, Simonstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
02/06/1870
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
59
Fields of Interest
Hydrodynamics
Occupation
Mechanical engineer
Relationships
Fourth son of the Ven Robert Hurrell Froude, Archdeacon of Totnes and Rector of Dartington; elder brother of James Anthony Froude, historian; father of Robert Edmund Froude (FRS 1894)