Thomas P. Jones
portrait by Edward Greene Malbone
Born1774 Edit this on Wikidata
Herefordshire Edit this on Wikidata
Died11 March 1848 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 73–74)
Washington, D.C. Edit this on Wikidata

Thomas Pascal Jones (1774–March 11, 1848)[1] was a British-born engineer and publisher in the United States of America.

Biography

Born in Herefordshire in Britain in 1774, Jones emigrated to America as a youth.

In 1825 he became a cofounder as well as publisher and editor of American Mechanics Magazine.

Jones first lived in Washington, D.C., and served as superintendent and examiner of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Later, he lived in New York City and taught at the Franklin Institute, in Philadelphia.

In 1828 Jones merged American Mechanics Magazine with the institute's existing magazine, entitling it Journal of the Franklin Institute. He remained its editor until his death in 1848. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society[2] in 1831 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[3] in 1834.

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Havlik, Robert J. (2000). "Jones, Thomas P. (1774-1848), science publisher and patent expert". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300883. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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