Thomas Tompion

Thomas Tompion
Engraving of Thomas Tompion by John Smith, after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Born1639 (1639)
Northill, Bedfordshire, England
Died1713 (aged 73–74)
London, England
OccupationsClock- and watchmaker

Thomas Tompion (1639–1713) was an English clockmaker, watchmaker and mechanician who is still regarded to this day as the "Father of English Clockmaking". Tompion's work includes some of the most historic and important clocks and watches in the world, and can command very high prices whenever outstanding examples appear at auction. A plaque commemorates the house he shared on Fleet Street in London with his equally famous pupil and successor George Graham.

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