Award
Elliott Cresson Medal
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1452713 · wikidata
SACRED LEGACY ARCHIVES™
Frederic Eugene Ives
1856-02-17 – 1937-05-27
Life & Legacy
Frederic Eugene Ives (February 17, 1856 – May 27, 1937) was a U.S. inventor who was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. In 1874–78 he had charge of the photographic laboratory at Cornell University. He moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where in 1885 he was one of the founding members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1893, the Edward Longstreth Medal in 1903, and the John Scott Medal in 1887, 1890, 1904 and 1906. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1922. His son Herbert E. Ives was a pioneer of television and telephotography, including color facsimile.
Occupation & Career
physicist, photographer, inventor
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Elliott Cresson Medal; Rumford Prize; National Inventors Hall of Fame
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Elliott Cresson Medal · National Inventors Hall of Fame · Rumford Prize
Organizations & Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Association for the Advancement of Science · American Philosophical Society
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Rumford Prize
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1452713 · wikidata
Award
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1452713 · wikidata
Family Child
Herbert E. Ives
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1452713 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1452713 — wikidata View source
Are you related to Frederic Eugene Ives?
Family members can contribute records, photographs and stories or request stewardship of this legacy.