Guildford Molesworth

Guildford Molesworth

Sir Guildford Lindsey Molesworth, KCIE (1828-1925) was the first general manager of Ceylon Railways.

He married Mary Elizabeth Bridges, and they had four sons (including the astronomer Percy B. Molesworth) and three daughters.

References

* Richard Baum: "Insights into Enthusiasm: The 1897-1898 Venus notebooks of P. B. Molesworth", "Journal of the British Astronomical Association" vol. 117, p.9-19, 2007.


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