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Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, CB, FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) was a British electrical engineer, industrialist and inventor. He was a pioneer of electric lighting and public electricity supply systems. The company he formed, Crompton & Co., was one of the world's first large-scale manufacturers of electrical equipment. He was also an early campaigner for an international standard for electrical systems. He was involved with both the practical and academic sides of his discipline, being a founder member of the International Electrotechnical Commission and twice president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and a founder member of the Royal Automobile Club.

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rdfs:label	Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton (de) R. E. B. Crompton (en) Rookes Crompton (nl) Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton (pt) Rookes Evelyn Crompton (sv)
rdfs:comment	Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, CB, FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) was a British electrical engineer, industrialist and inventor. He was a pioneer of electric lighting and public electricity supply systems. The company he formed, Crompton & Co., was one of the world's first large-scale manufacturers of electrical equipment. He was also an early campaigner for an international standard for electrical systems. He was involved with both the practical and academic sides of his discipline, being a founder member of the International Electrotechnical Commission and twice president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and a founder member of the Royal Automobile Club. (en) Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton (Sion Hill, 31 mei 1845 – Ripon (Yorkshire), 15 februari 1940) was een Brits elektrotechnisch pionier, industrieel en uitvinder. Hij een belangrijke innovator op het gebied van elektrische straatverlichting en distributiesystemen aan het eind van de negentiende en het begin van de twintigste eeuw in Europa. (nl) Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton (31 de maio de 1845 – 15 de fevereiro de 1940) foi um engenheiro eletricista britânico. (pt) Colonel Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton (* 31. Mai 1845 in nahe Thirsk, Yorkshire; † 15. Februar 1940 in Ripon, Yorkshire) war ein englischer Erfinder und Pionier der elektrischen Straßenbeleuchtung. Der Ausbruch des Krimkriegs 1854 unterbrach seine Ausbildung und er diente in der Royal Navy als Kadett auf der HMS Dragon. Danach besuchte er die Harrow School in Middlesex und studierte Mathematik. Es experimentierte mit elektrostatischen Generatoren und der Leidenschen Flasche. In den Sommerferien baute er sein Lokomobil Bluebell. Er ging danach zur British Army und diente bis 1875 in der Rifle Brigade in Indien, wo ihn die Arbeit der Royal Engineers interessierte. (de) Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, född 31 maj 1845 i Sion Hill, Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, död 15 februari 1940 i North Yorkshire, England, var en brittisk elektroingenjör och industriman. Cromton deltog med utmärkelse i Krimkriget och Boerkriget. Han var två gånger president för The institute of electrical engineers, och grundare av och hederspresident för Internationella elektriska kommissionen, innehavare av Faraday-medaljen med mera. Han uppfann och konstruerade de första av Storbritannien under första världskriget använda stridsvagnarna. (sv)
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