Thomas Drummond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British engineer
Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1797
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 15-Apr-1840
Profession: engineer, politician, inventor, civil engineer
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Thomas Drummond
- Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh, Scotland, was an army officer, civil engineer and senior public official.
- Drummond used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland.
- He is sometimes mistakenly given credit for the invention of limelight, at the expense of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney.
- However, it was Drummond who realised their value in surveying.
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| Alternative names | Henry Pickersgill; R.A. Pickersgill; Pickersgill | ||
| Description | British painter and librarian | ||
| Date of birth/death | 3 December 1782 | 21 April 1875 | |
| Location of birth/death | London | London | |
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