Henry Lomb

Henry Lomb
Born(1828-11-24)November 24, 1828
Burghaun
DiedJune 13, 1908(1908-06-13) (aged 79)
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery,
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Optician, Businessman
Known forCo-Founder Bausch and Lomb

Henry Lomb (born Heinrich Lomb; (1828-11-24)November 24, 1828 – (1908-06-13)June 13, 1908) was a German-American optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb (with John Jacob Bausch) and led a group of businessmen to found The Mechanics Institute, the forerunner of Rochester Institute of Technology.[1]

  1. ^ "Guide to the Henry Lomb Memorial scrapbook and program". RIT Archive Collections. Retrieved 2017-05-24.