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Heroes of the Telegraph
·
John Munro
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Mr.
Clark
is
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Society
of
London,
as
well
as
a
member
of
the
Institution
of
Civil
Engineers,
the
Royal
Astronomical
Society,
the
Physical
Society,
etc.,
and
was
elected
fourth
President
of
the
Society
of
Telegraph
Engineers
and
of
Electricians,
now
the
Institution
of
Electrical
Engineers.
He
is
a
great
lover
of
books
and
gardening--two
antithetical
hobbies--which
are
charming
in
themselves,
and
healthily
counteractive.
The
rich
and
splendid
library
of
electrical
works
which
he
is
forming,
has
been
munificently
presented
to
the
Institution
of
Electrical
Engineers.
VII.
COUNT
DU
MONCEL.
Theodose-Achille-Louis,
Comte
du
Moncel,
was
born
at
Paris
on
March
6,
1821.
His
father
was
a
peer
of
France,
one
of
the
old
nobility,
and
a
General
of
Engineers.
He
possessed
a
model
farm
near
Cherbourg,
and
had
set
his
heart
on
training
his
son
to
carry
on
this
pet
project;
but
young
Du
Moncel,
under
the
combined
influence
of
a
desire
for
travel,
a
love
of
archaeology,
and
a
rare
talent
for
drawing,
went
off
to
Greece,
and
filled
his
portfolio
with
views
of
the
Parthenon
and
many
other
pictures
of
that
classic
region.
His
father
avenged
himself
by
declining
to
send
him
any
money;
but
the
artist
sold
his
sketches
and
relied
solely
on
his
pencil.
On
returning
to
Paris
he
supported
himself
by
his
art,
but
at
the
same
time
gratified
his
taste
for
science
in
a
discursive
manner.
A
beautiful
and
accomplished
lady
of
the
Court,
Mademoiselle
Camille
Clementine
Adelaide
Bachasson
de
Montalivet,
belonging
to
a
noble
and
distinguished
family,
had
plighted
her
troth
with
him,
and,
as
we
have
been
told,
descended
one
day
from
her
carriage,
and
wedded
the
man
of
her
heart,
in
the
humble
room
of
a
flat
not
far
from
the
Grand
Opera
House.
They
were
a
devoted
pair,
and
Madame
du
Moncel
played
the
double
part
of
a
faithful
help-meet,
and
inspiring
genius.
Heart
and
soul
she
encouraged
her
husband
to
distinguish
himself
by
his
talents
and
energy,
and
even
assisted
him
in
his
labours.
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