Benjamin Vulliamy

Benjamin Vulliamy
From a painting in the Clockmakers' Museum at the Science Museum, London
Born1747
London, England
Died31 December 1811 (aged 63–64)[1]
OccupationClockmaker
SpouseSarah de Gingins
ChildrenBenjamin Lewis Vulliamy
Lewis Vulliamy
Parent(s)de:Justin Vulliamy, Mary Gray Vulliamy
Relativesde:Benjamin Gray, (maternal grandfather)

Benjamin Vulliamy (1747 – 31 December 1811), was a British clockmaker responsible for building the Regulator Clock, which, between 1780 and 1884, was the main timekeeper of the King's Observatory Kew and the official regulator of time in London.[2] In 1773 Vulliamy had received a Royal Appointment as the King's Clockmaker.

  1. ^ "Died". Salisbury and Winchester Journal. England. 6 January 1812. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ^ Arcadian Times (ed.). "Kew Time". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.