FARADAY’S “BLUE” PLAQUE –
COMMEMORATING A REMARKABLE
BY MICHAEL JEWESS
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This work was published in the Royal Society
of Chemistry, Historical Group, Newsletter
and Summary of Papers and in the Insitute of Physics, History of Physics
Group, Newsletter. The above link, however, is to a slightly
modified text containing a revisionist account of the move of Faraday’s parents
from Westmorland to London.
Abstract
Michael Faraday was an apprentice to
George Riebau, bookbinder and bookseller, from 1805 to 1812. Riebau’s shop (now 48 Blandford St in the
Marylebone area of London) bears a splendid plaque erected in 1875-1876 under
the scheme which was the predecessor of the blue plaque scheme. Thanks to Riebau’s help and encouragement,
Faraday was able to make the leap to scientific work at the Royal Institution
in 1813. Modern and contemporary
illustrations provide antiquarian detail.
Keywords:
Michael Faraday, Humphry Davy, London street names, Marylebone street
names, RSA, Royal Society of Arts, memorial tablets, blue plaques, Outhgill,
Humphry Davy.
“Situating chemistry”
Information on Faraday’s place of apprenticeship has
also been uploaded to the Sites of Chemistry website: http://situatingchemistry.org/node/6498.
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