Fleeming Jenkin
Fleeming Jenkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1833 |
| Died | 12 June 1885 (aged 52) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Alma mater | University of Genoa (M.A.) University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Telpherage |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh University College London |
Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE (/ˈflɛmɪŋ/; 25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was a British engineer, inventor, economist, linguist, actor and dramatist known as the inventor of the cable car or telpherage. He was Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. His descendants include the engineer Charles Frewen Jenkin and through him the Conservative MPs Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding and Bernard Jenkin.