Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

(1753-1814)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von, 1753-1814 NRA: Thompson Benjamin (1753-1814) Count Von Rumford scientist DNB: Thompson, Sir Benjamin, Count Rumford in the nobility of the Holy Roman empire (1753-1814), natural philosopher and philanthropist LBT ID: BeThomp1814 VIAF ID: 84815521 LOC ID: n79060711	B/BAP: 1753-03-26 DIED: 1814-08-21
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American-born natural philosopher; a loyalist in the War of Independence he worked as a civil servant in Britain and later in Bavaria.
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford: Essays, Political, Economical and Philosophical. Found 1. Display Records