Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, (18 October 1774 – 2 December 1852) was a philanthropist.[1][2] She is the first American to be known as a Countess.[1][2][3]
Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford | |
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 Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford, stipple engraving by Joseph Peter Paul Rauschmayer (1758–1815), after a portrait painted by Kellerhofen in Munich in 1797 | |
| Born | 18 October 1774 |
| Died | 2 December 1852 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Philanthropist |
| Known for | First American countess |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Thompson Sarah Rolfe |
Early life edit
Both her parents were born and brought up in the American colonies and married there in 1772.
During the American Revolutionary War of 1775 to 1783, Benjamin Thompson took the side of the British, and at the end of the war he moved to London. He was knighted in 1784.[2][4]
Adult life edit
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Later life edit
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Bibliography edit
- Bradley, D. (1967). Count Rumford. Van Nostrand. ISBN B0000CM48T.
- Brown, G.I. (2001). Count Rumford: The Extraordinary Life of a Scientific Genius – Scientist, Soldier, Statesman, Spy. Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-262-02138-2.
- Brown, Sanborn C. (1962). Count Rumford: Physicist Extraordinary. Doubleday & Co.
- Brown, S.C. (1981). Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Cambridge USA: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-02138-2.
- Nathaniel Bouton (1857). The History of Concord: From Its First Grant in 1725 to the Organization of the City Government in 1853. Concord: Benning W. Sanford.
- Ellis, George E. (1814–1894) (1871). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Ellis.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Larsen, E. (1953). An American in Europe: The life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Rider. ISBN B0000CII01.
- Metcalf, Henry Harrison et al., The Granite Monthly, published 1886, Original from the University of California, Google Books digitized.
- Sparrow, W.J. (1964). Knight of the White Eagle: A biography of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, 1753–1814. Hutchinson. ISBN B0000CM48T.
References edit
- ^ a b "Saratoga newspaper article". Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ a b c Bouton, p. 572
- ^ Metcalf, p. 84
- ^ Burton, p. 573