Fleeming Jenkin

Fleeming Jenkin was a linguist, engineer, businessperson, playwright, writer and critic (1833–1885). He was born at Dungeness and died at Edinburgh.

Also recorded as Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin.

Overview

Born at Dungeness in 1833, died at Edinburgh in 1885.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Charles Jenkin and Henrietta Camilla Jackson. He married Annie Austin. 2 children are recorded: Charles Frewen Jenkin and Austin Fleeming Jenkin.

Career and activity

Fleeming Jenkin worked in engineering.

He was employed by University College London and University of Edinburgh. Recorded position is Regius Professor of Engineering. He belonged to Royal Society and Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Recognition and collections

Fleeming Jenkin received Fellow of the Royal Society, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Keith Medal and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Catalogued works

27 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1774 to 1940.

Fleeming Jenkin account of the 1848 Revolution in Paris. Papers, literary, scientific, etc. Papers, literary, scientific, & c. The graphic representation of the laws of supply and demand. Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth. The graphic representation of the laws of supply and demand, and their application to labour. On braced arches and suspension bridges. Elektricität und Magnetismus. Électricité et magnétisme. Sur l'application de la méthode graphque a la détermination de l'effet utile des machines. Papers, literary, scientific, &c., by the late Fleeming Jenkin ... The graphic representation of the laws of supply and demand and other essays on political economy. Healthy houses. Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth and as Queen Katharine. Papers. Reports of the committee on electrical standards appointed by the British association for the advancement of science. Electricity and magnetism. Tea Caddy, dated 1896, silver, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1968.79. If There are Any Fish There, Ol Joe Jinks'll Catch 'Em!, from Joe Jinks, dated 1940, pen and black ink, non-photo blue pencil and black fiber-tipped pen, on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2006.420. On sanitary inspection / by Fleeming Jenkin., dated 1878, held by Wellcome Collection. Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin. Etching by W. Holl, 1884., held by Wellcome Collection. Gymnastics / by A.F. Jenkin., dated 1890, held by Wellcome Collection. The law relating to public health and local government : being the Public health act, 1875, and other statutes affecting district councils, with the decisions of the courts relating thereto, and the orders, regulations, &c., of the Local Government Board / by the late William Cunningham Glen and by the editor of the present edition., dated 1899, held by Wellcome Collection. The school for wives . A comedy. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane., dated 1774, held by Wellcome Collection. Health lectures for the people : delivered in Edinburgh during the winter of 1880-1881., dated 1881, held by Wellcome Collection. Health lectures for the people : delivered in Edinburgh during the winter of 1880-81., dated 1881, held by Wellcome Collection. M0002779: Plaque of Joseph Lister (1827-1912), dated 12 January 1932, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833–1885), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Jenkin of Roding, Baron, (Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin) (7 Sept. 1926–20 Dec. 2016), Who's Who, 2007. Jenkin of Roding, Baron, (Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin) (7 Sept. 1926–20 Dec. 2016), Who Was Who, 2007. Jenkin, (Charles) Patrick Fleeming, Baron Jenkin of Roding (1926–2016), politician, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2020. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin, 1912. Speciation: Goldschmidt's Heresy, Once Supported by Gould and Dawkins, is Again Reinstated, arXiv.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (Zenodo) and DataCite (arXiv).

Reports of the committee on electrical standards appointed by the British association for the ... (1873) — Internet Archive. Bridges, an elementary treatise on their construction and history. Britannica (1776) — Internet Archive. The Phonograph and Vowel Theories (1878) — Internet Archive. Healthy Houses (1879) — Internet Archive. Electricity and magnetism (1878) — Internet Archive. THE PHONOGRAPH AND VOWEL SOUNDS 2 (1878) — Internet Archive. THE PHONOGRAPH AND VOWEL SOUNDS (1878) — Internet Archive. Journal of the Society of Arts, Vol. 16, no. 818 (1868) — Internet Archive. Journal of the Society for Arts, Vol. 14, no. 690 (1866) — Internet Archive. The Law Relating to Parish Councils, Being the Local Government Act, 1894 (1894) — Internet Archive. Is there a paradox in Maxwell's 1868 experiment if he determined the speed of light using only static electromagnetic fields? (2026) — DataCite (Zenodo). Speciation: Goldschmidt's Heresy, Once Supported by Gould and Dawkins, is Again Reinstated (2016) — DataCite (arXiv).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)), 1 scientific preprints indexed (arXiv (Cornell University)) and 3 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Fleeming Jenkin studied at Edinburgh Academy. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is engineering.

Employment is recorded with University College London and University of Edinburgh. Positions recorded include Regius Professor of Engineering. Membership is recorded of Royal Society and Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Keith Medal and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Chronology

  1. 1776Bridges, an elementary treatise on their construction and history. Britannica digitised by Internet Archive.
  2. 1833Fleeming Jenkin born at Dungeness.
  3. 1873Reports of the committee on electrical standards appointed by the British association for the ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1878The Phonograph and Vowel Theories digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1878Electricity and magnetism digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1878THE PHONOGRAPH AND VOWEL SOUNDS 2 digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1879Healthy Houses digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1885Fleeming Jenkin died at Edinburgh.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Fleeming Jenkin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1329361: Fleeming Jenkin

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