Photo: William Fothergill Cooke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹³

William Fothergill Cooke

19th-century telegraph pioneer

Sir William Fothergill Cooke (4 May 1806 – 25 June 1879) was an English inventor. He was, with Charles Wheatstone, the co-inventor of the Cooke-Wheatstone electrical telegraph, which was patented in May 1837.²

From Wikipedia’s article on William Fothergill Cooke (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 4, 1806, died Jun 25, 1879.¹

About

Together with John Ricardo he founded the Electric Telegraph Company, the world's first public telegraph company, in 1846. He was knighted in 1869.

From Wikipedia’s article on William Fothergill Cooke, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

BT GroupFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh³
Date not recordedHeidelberg University³

Career

Occupation: inventor.⁵

Date not recordedFounded BT Group⁴

Personal life

BornMay 4, 1806, Ealing^{6 7}
DiedJun 25, 1879, Farnham⁸
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland⁹

Awards

1869Knight Bachelor¹⁰
1867Albert Medal^{10 11}

Sources

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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: Founded BT Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataWilliam Fothergill Cooke: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataBT Group, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsWilliam Fothergill Cooke photo by William Fothergill Cooke, Public domain