Edward Robert Festing

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Major-General Edward Robert Festing

Science Museum in London.[2] He contributed to infrared spectroscopy research with Sir William Abney
in the 1880s.

Festing was born in

gazetted" as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers
at the age of only fifteen.

With Sir

colour measurements.[4]

E. R. Festing joined the

South Kensington Museum.[6] On the retirement of the Director of the museum, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen, in 1893, the museum was split into an Art Museum (which subsequently became known as the Victoria and Albert Museum
) and a Science Museum. Festing became the first Director of the newly formed Science Museum.

Festing was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) on 4 June 1886.[7] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1900 New Year Honours list on 1 January 1900[8] (the order was gazetted on 16 January 1900),[9] and he was invested by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 1 March 1900.[10]

He was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery[11] His grave has no headstone or marker.

Family

Edward Festing was the younger brother of

John Wogan Festing
(1837โ€“1902), who became the
Ceylon.[13]
He died from heart failure.

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756โ€“1900
  2. ^
    doi:10.1038/089299b0
  3. ^ a b Edward Robert Festing (9522), PhpGedView.
  4. doi:10.1098/rsta.1892.0014
  5. ISBN 978-981-277-584-9. Page 300
    .
  6. ISBN 0-901805-19-X
    . Page 4.
  7. doi:10.1038/034129a0
  8. ^ "New Year Honours". The Times. No. 36027. London. 1 January 1900. p. 9.
  9. ^ "No. 27154". The London Gazette. 16 January 1900. p. 285.
  10. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36079. London. 2 March 1900. p. 6.
  11. ^ Highgate Cemetery Records, Grave No.38705, Square 51
  12. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Festing, John Wogan" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  13. ^ Arnold Wright, Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its history, people, commerce, industries and resources. Asian Education Services, 1907. Page 108.
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Preceded by
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Director of the Science Museum

1893โ€“1904 		Succeeded by
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