William Henry Preece, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Preece

British scientist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1834

Place of Birth: Caernarfon, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1913

Profession: engineer, inventor, civil engineer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir William Henry Preece (15 February 1834 – 6 November 1913) was a Welsh electrical engineer and inventor.
Preece relied on experiments and physical reasoning in his life's work.
Upon his retirement from the Post Office in 1899, Preece was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1899 Birthday Honours.