Henry Ward Poole
Henry Ward Poole | |
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Henry Ward Poole | |
| Born | September 13, 1825 |
| Died | October 22, 1890 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | topographic surveys |
| Significant design | musical inventions |
Henry Ward Poole (1825–1890) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, educator and writer on and inventor of systems of musical tuning. He was brother of the famous librarian William Frederick Poole, and cousin of the celebrated humorist, journalist and politician Fitch Poole.