Jesse Ramsden ( 1735 - 1800 )

Birth: Salterhebble, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England (06 October 1735) Death: Brighton, Sussex (05 November 1800) Profession: Scientific instrument maker Research Field: Mathematics, optics, physics Career: Apprentice to a cloth worker, Halifax; apprentice to Mark Burton, mathematical instrument maker, Denmark Street, Strand, London (1758); worked in the Dollond workshop (early 1760s); opened shops in Haymarket and Piccadilly; opened a shop on the Strand (1763); also invented scientific instruments.