William Francis Channing
William Francis Channing (born February 22, 1820 in Boston , Massachusetts , † March 19, 1901 there ) was an American doctor and inventor.
William Francis Channing was the son of the clergyman and writer William Ellery Channing (1780-1842) and great-grandson of William Ellery (1727-1820), one of the founding fathers of the United States .
William Francis Channing graduated from Harvard University in 1839 and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ( MD in 1844). In 1849 he published Notes on the Medical Application of Electricity . He had various inventions patented, including an electric fire telegraph (together with Moses Gerrish Farmer , 1857), a ship's railway (1866), a portable electromagnetic telegraph (1877) and a telephone (1877). He sold the latter patent to Alexander Graham Bell .
Channing was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1849 .
Channing was married twice. The first marriage had a daughter and the second marriage had three children, including the writer Grace Ellery Channing (1862–1937). Channing died of pneumonia in a Boston hospital. His grave is in Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter C. (PDF; 1.3 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved February 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Channing, Grace Ellery, 1862-1937. In: hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved May 24, 2019 .
Web links
- William Francis Channing in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Channing, William Francis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Channing, William F. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1901 |
| Place of death | Boston |