Osler, Abraham Follett
(1808–1903)
- P. E. Dowson
- , revised by Anita McConnell
Extract
Osler, Abraham Follett (1808–1903), glass manufacturer and meteorologist, was born on 22 March 1808, the eldest son of Thomas Osler, glass manufacturer of Birmingham, and his wife, Fanny Follett. From 1816 to 1824 he was educated at Hazelwood School, near Birmingham, which had been established on progressive lines by ...
