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Edward Henry Knight was born on June 01, 1824 in London, England, the son of George and Sarah (Harris) Knight, who were of Irish and Welsh ancestry respectively. Until he came of age Edward lived with his parents in London.
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Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description Of Tools, Instruments, Machines, Processes, And Engineering
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Edward Henry Knight
Edit ProfileEducation
Edward was educated in London, and upon completing the school curricula learned the art of steel-plate engraving. He was employed in this work for a number of years and also undertook the study of medicine, specializing in surgery, but never completed the course, for in 1845 with seven of his brothers he migrated to America with the intention of settling in Canada. He went directly to Cincinnati, Ohio, however, whither an older brother had preceded him. Here he began the study of law and was admitted to the bar.
Career
Knight began to practice law profession about 1846, concentrating his attention more and more on patent law. On April 5, 1851, became a naturalized citizen of the United States. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in relief work and at its close returned to his law practice in Cincinnati. From this time on, Knight's activities became more and more varied. He began to collect data looking toward the publication of an encyclopedia of mechanical inventions. He engaged, too, in a variety of literary activities, compiling in 1870, A Library of Poetry and Song, which was published under the name of William Cullen Bryant, who edited it and wrote the introduction. He later assisted Bryant in compiling an enlarged edition in two volumes, entitled, A New Library of Poetry and Song (1876).
He was for many years a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Monthly and Weekly, the titles of his writings including "Crude and Curious Inventions at the Centennial Exhibition" and "The First Century of the Republic". He also wrote "A Study of the Savage Weapons at the Centennial Exhibition". His massive three-volume work entitled Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary appeared between the years 1874 and 1876. Later a supplement to this appeared, Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary (one volume in four parts, 1882-84).
He was granted seven patents which included three on steam governors, one on a sewing machine guide, and another on a process for molding articles from paper pulp. From 1872 to 1876 he was connected with the United States Patent Office, having been appointed a patent examiner. He did not serve long in this capacity, however, but instead originated and edited the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, a weekly digest of patents issued, the first number of which appeared January 3, 1872. He was also in charge of the Patent Office exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876 and following the completion of this work he returned to Ohio.
In 1878 he was appointed by President Hayes as a commissioner to the Universal Exposition at Paris, France, and served as one of the judges of machinery. He also wrote the official report on agricultural implements. His legal residence was at Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he died. He left unfinished a work, "Development of the Mechanic Arts, " which he was preparing for the Smithsonian Institution.
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Edward Henry Knight established a reputation as a mechanical expert and was called upon to serve as expert witness in patent lawsuits of many kinds. He devised the present system of classification of inventions and introduced the method of purchasing copies of patents by coupons. As an author, he was distinguished for his work entitled "Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary". It was a digest of mechanical appliances and processes and a general technological dictionary much used as a reference work. In recognition of his American Mechanical Dictionary, the French government made him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
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Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments, Machines, Processes, and Engineering; With Indexical References to Technical Journals (1876-1880) (Classic Reprint)
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A Study of the Savage Weapons at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (Classic Reprint)
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Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description Of Tools, Instruments, Machines, Processes, And Engineering
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1878: Chemical Processes, T. E. Jenkins. Mining Industries, J. D. Hague. ... Tools, W. T. Porter. Clocks and Watches, E. H
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Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments, Machines, Processes, and Engineering; With Indexical References to Technical Journals (1876-1880) (Classic Reprint)
Connections
On May 29, 1848, Knight married Maria Janet Richards of Cincinnati. They had five children.
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