John Tyndall ( 1820 - 1893 )

Birth: Leighlin Bridge, County Carlow, Ireland (02 August 1820) Death: Hindhead, Surrey (04 December 1893) Research Field: Natural philosophy, microbiology Education: PhD Career: Worked as a Surveyor with the Ordnance Survey in Ireland from 1839, then to northern England, being dismissed for complaints about pay and conditions in November 1843.