Holbrook Gaskell
@holbrookgaskell
chemist (1813–1909)
Building Nasmyth, Wilson and Company as Founder
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1813–1909
About
Holbrook Gaskell (1813–1909) was a chemist. They were born in Wavertree.
In context
Nasmyth, Wilson and Company was founded in 1836 and closed in 1940, after 104 years. Among the 7 other industrial manufacturing companies founded in the 1830s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 82 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Named alongside
At Nasmyth, Wilson and Company
- James NasmythFounder
Contribution
Holbrook's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.