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Smith in Haarlem who started a shop in 1884. He calls himself electrician from 1898 and renamed his shop 'Electra'. He also sold physical and chemical devices.
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- shopkeeper in electrical, physical and chemical devices 1884, Haarlem
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- Archive Museum Boerhaave
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- Boerhaave (instrumentenmakers)
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English scientific instrument maker. In 1761 John Cuthbertson became an apprentice to instrument maker James Champneys, and moved with him to Amsterdam in 1768. The same year he married Champneys' daughter. In Amsterdam Cuthbertson had his workshop on several locations: first on the corner of the Kromme Ellenboogsteeg and the Beursstraat, then at the corner of St. Luciensteeg and the 'Meisjes Weeshuis', the corner of het Osjessluis and the Heiligeweg and on the Nieuwe Zijds Voorburgwal. In 1794, he returned to England, where he resided and worked at 53 / 54 Poland Street in London.
Cuthbertson had a large influence on the development of the study of electricity in The Netherlands and is the builder of the world's largest electrostatic generator, which was designed by Martinus van Marum. This machine is now in Teylers Museum, Haarlem. Cuthbertson also made several other mathematical, physical and optical instruments, such as air pumps, telescopes, microscopes, a pantograph and a thunder house ("donderhuisje"). Cuthbertson also made instruments for the physics department of the Felix Meritis Society.
Collections: Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Museum, Boerhaave Leiden, Universiteitsmuseum, Utrecht.
Residence
- Amsterdam 1768 - 1796
Occupation
- scientific instrumentmaker 1768 - 1794~, Amsterdam
Education
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- Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen - Haarlem
Member 1780 - Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen
Ordinary member 1 May 1777; Contributing member 19 May 1777 
Provenance
- Rooseboom, M., Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).
- Hackman, W.D., John and Jonathan Cuthbertson: the invention and development of the eighteenth century plate electrical machine (Leiden 1973).
- Claassen, R. & P. Wisse, Tweehonderd jaar Diligentia: 1793-1993 (Den Haag 1993), 71.
- Zuidervaart, H.J., '‘Meest alle van best mahoniehout vervaardigd’ Het natuurfilosofisch instrumentenkabinet van de Doopsgezinde Kweekschool te Amsterdam, 1761-1828', Gewina. Tijdschrift voor de Geschiedenis der Geneeskunde, Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Techniek 29 (2006) 81-112. Herdrukt in: Doopsgezinde Bijdragen. Nieuwe reeks 34 (2008) 63-104.
- Turner, G.L'E., Van Marum's scientific instruments in Teyler's museum ; descriptive catalogue I-III (Leyden 1973)
- Wiechmann, A., 'Eene ongemeen Groote Electrizeer-Machine, 200 jaar geleden in 't werk gesteld', Teylers Museum magazijn 3, nr. 2 (1985), 1-4.
- Fournier, M., Early microscopes : a descriptive catalogue (Leiden 2003).
- Catalogus van Mathematische, Philosophische en Optische Instrumenten, welke gemaakt en verkogt worden bij John Cuthbertson [. .] te Amsterdam, bound behind: J. Cuthbertson, Algemeene Eigenschappen van de Electriciteit (Amsterdam, 1773).
- Cuthbertson, J. & J. Champneys, Beschryving van eenige der fraaiste electrische proeven... (Amsterdam 1770).
- Cuthbertson, J. & J. Champneys, Verzameling van eenige fraaie proeven, voor de tafellugtpomp (Amsterdam 1770).
- Morzer Bruyns, W.F.J. Schip Recht door Zee. (Amsterdam, 2003) 122, 126, 130.
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Barneveld was a pharmacist who supplied chemicals for experiments between 1800-1823.
Residence
- Hattem 
- Amsterdam 
- Amsterdam 1770 - 1818
- Hattem 1818 - 1826
Occupation
- Pharmacist 1770 - 01-07-1818, Amsterdam
- Mayor of Hattem 1819-12 - 1826, Hattem
Education
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- Koninklijk Instituut, eerste klasse
Member 04-05-1808 - Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen
Ordinary member 6 nov 1777; Corresponding member 18 nov 1777 06-11-1777 - 1826 - Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen - Haarlem
Member 1793 - Departementale Commissie van Geneeskundig Onderzoek en Toevoorzigt in Holland, te Amsterdam
Member 1806 - Maatschappij tot Nut van het Algemeen
Member (and later Board Member)  - Maatschappij van Verdiensten onder de Zinspreuk ‘Felix Meritis’
member 
Provenance
- Barneveld, W. van, Algemene Vergadering Instituut 1826, p. 20 door C.A. den Tex.
- Geneeskundige electriciteit (Amsteldam 1785-1789).
- De zamenstelling van het water op Lavoisieriaansche gronden proefondervindelijk verklaard ... : in twee verhandelingen (Amsterdam 1791).
- mentioned in: Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Archief Felix Meritis 59.260-263.
- Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW), Deel 7, p.75-76
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Instrument maker who started working for P.J. Kipp & Giltay was Factorymanager at firm P.J. Kip & Zonen (1881). Six years later, he took over the trading company and the instrument-making workshops, focusing on telephones and electrics.
Collection: Museum Boerhaave Leiden.
Residence
- Delft 
- Dordrecht 1876
Occupation
- instrument retailer and maker 1881~ - 1912
Education
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- Nederlands Natuur- en Geneeskundig Congres
member [..1890]
Provenance
- Ledenlijst Vereeniging het Nederl. Natuur- en Geneesk. Congres (1890).
- http://mattson.creighton.edu/History_Gas_Chemistry/ErnstHomburgArticle.html
- https://gewina-tggnwt.library.uu.nl/index.php/gewina-tggnwt/article/viewFile/702/706
- Archive Museum Boerhaave
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The effect of the induction coil in telephonic apparatus. (1st part.) Year: . Pages: 15. (PDF format)
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Experimental-Untersuchung über die Möglichkeit einer Doppeltelephonie mittels unterbrochener Klänge Year: . Pages: 40. (PDF format)
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The effect of the induction coil in telephonic apparatus. (2nd part) Year: . Pages: 14. (PDF format)