- Henry Lomb
Infobox Person
name = Henry Lomb
image_size = 200px
caption =
birth_date = Birth date|1848|11|28
birth_place =
death_date = Death date|1908|6|13
death_place =
resting_place = Mount Hope Cemetery,Rochester, New York
other_names =
known_for = Co-FounderBausch and Lomb
occupation =Optician , Businessman
nationality = German
footnotes =Henry Lomb (
November 28 1848 -June 13 1908 ) was a German-Americanoptician who co-foundedBausch & Lomb (withJohn Jacob Bausch ).Biography
Lomb was born in
Burghaun ,Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel),Germany . He emigrated to theUnited States in 1849 and settled inRochester, New York , where he worked as a cabinet-maker. [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlomb.htm Henry Lomb bio] ] [http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/atol/bausch.html German American Corner] ]When his friend,
John Jacob Bausch , the owner of a retail optical shop in Rochester, needed additional capital in 1854, he loaned him $60 on Bausch's promise that, if the business ever grew to such an extent that he needed a partner, Lomb would be brought in. The business did grow and together they formed the Bausch & Lomb Company.Lomb enlisted in the New York State Volunteers and fought in the
American Civil War as sergeant, lieutenant and captain. When the war ended, he left the military and returned to the company.Henry Lomb died suddenly in
Pittsford, New York , onJune 13 1908 . [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A04E5DE153EE233A25757C1A9609C946997D6CF&oref=slogin NY Times obituary; June 14, 1908] ] He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=2637&page=gr Find A Grave] ]Legacy
The following have been named in Henry Lomb's honor:
*World War II Liberty Ship "", hull number 1784
*Henry Lomb School, elementary school #20 inRochester, New York [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ny/3370 great schools - School 20-Henry Lomb School] ]References
External links
* [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1286746 An Appreciation of HENRY LOMB]
Persondata
NAME = Lomb, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Co-founder ofBausch & Lomb
DATE OF BIRTH =November 28 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH = Burgham,Hesse-Kassel ,Germany
DATE OF DEATH =June 13 1908
PLACE OF DEATH =Pittsford, New York , USA
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