Howard Grubb ( 1844 - 1931 )

Birth: Dublin, Ireland (February or 28 July 1844) Death: Monkstown, Ireland (16 or 17 September 1931) Profession: Engineer Optician Research Field: Optical engineering Education: Trinity College, Dublin; Honorary Master in Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin (1876) Career: Took over his father's optical works, Dublin; constructed large telescopes for the British and Colonial governments including the 'Great Melbourne Telescope' and the 'Great Vienna Refractor'; worked on periscopes for the Royal Navy; Scientific Advisor to the Commissioners of Irish Lights; awarded Boyle Medal of the Royal Dublin Society (1912) Honours: Kt 1887 Memberships: FRAS; FRDS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 7/06/1883.