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Henry Lomb

1828-11-24 – 1908-06-13

Portrait of Henry Lomb
John Bausch and Henry Lomb, New York State Men Biographic Studies and Character Portraits, N.Y.: The Argus Company, 1910, page 45.Credit: The Argus Company

Life & Legacy

Henry Lomb (born Heinrich Lomb; (1828-11-24)November 24, 1828 – (1908-06-13)June 13, 1908) was a German-American optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb (with John Jacob Bausch) and led a group of businessmen to found The Mechanics Institute, the forerunner of Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation & Career

optician, businessperson

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3132920 — wikidata View source

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