Telescope Maker Biography Resources
ATS members and other Internet sources containing biographies about
telescope makers, opticians, and other topic-related individuals.
John Dollond (1706-1761)
John Dollond (1706-1761)
Bio by M. Eugene Rudd
John A. Brashear (1840-1920)
*Portrait of John Brashear, 1920 (historicpittsburgh.org)
info on his life: bio
book: John A. Brashear; the autobiography of a man who loved the stars
Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800)
Jesse Ramsden By M. Eugene Rudd
Georg Simon Plössl (1794-1868)
Bernhard Schmidt (1879-1935)
