Pritchard, Andrew, 1804-1882
Variant namesAndrew Pritchard, a microsopist, was born in London on December 14,1804. After an apprenticeship he began a business as an optician. In 1826 Pritchard successfully made a single lens out of a diamond, and later from a sapphire and a ruby.
Pritchard was widely published as a microbiologist and on works
related to use of the microscope: Natural History of Animalcules (1834), "Micrographia:Essays on Microscopes" (1837), and "History of Infusoria," "Living and Fossil" (1841).
From the description of Papers, 1850-1864. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 145566753
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| creatorOf | Pritchard, Andrew, 1804-1882. Papers, 1850-1864. | Temple University Libraries, Paley Library | |
| creatorOf | Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Andrew Goring Pritchard, [n.d.]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. |
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| associatedWith | Archer, William. | person |
| associatedWith | Arlidge, J. T. (John Thomas), 1822-1899. | person |
| associatedWith | Kitton, Fred. | person |
| associatedWith | Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887. | person |
| associatedWith | Ralfs, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Williamson, William Crawford, 1816-1895. | person |
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Birth 1804
Death 1882
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