Joseph Hansom

Joseph Hansom

Joseph Aloysius Hansomn, né à York le 26 octobre 1803 et mort le 29 juin 1882, est un architecte britannique, inventeur du véhicule hippomobile le hansom cab.

Il est issu d'un père charpentier : ses deux frères, Charles Francis Hansom et Edward J. Hansom, furent aussi architectes. Son fils J. S. Hansom fut sculpteur.

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  • Joseph Hansom — Infobox Architect image size = (if image is smaller than 250px) caption = name =Joseph Aloysius Hansom nationality =English birth date =26 October 1803 birth place =York death date =29 June 1882 death place =Fulham alma matter = practice name =… …   Wikipedia

  • Edward Joseph Hansom — Infobox Architect image size = (if image is smaller than 250px) caption = name =Edward Joseph Hansom nationality =English birth date =22 October 1842 birth place = death date =27 May 1900 death place = alma matter = practice name =Dunn and Hansom …   Wikipedia

  • Hansom (surname) — Hansom is a surname, and may refer to:* Charles Francis Hansom (1816 1888), English architect * Joseph Hansom (1803 1882), English inventor …   Wikipedia

  • Hansom cab — NOTOC A Hansom cab is a kind of horse drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Originally known as the Hansom… …   Wikipedia

  • hansom — han|som [ˈhænsəm] n also hansom .cab [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Joseph Hansom (1803 82), British architect who designed it] a small vehicle pulled by a horse which was used in the past as a taxi …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hansom cab — ▪ carriage  low, two wheeled, closed carriage patented in 1834, whose distinctive feature was the elevated driver s seat in the rear. It was entered from the front through a folding door and had one seat above the axle with room for two… …   Universalium

  • Hansom Cab — Ein Hansom Cab, Cab für Cabriolet, Hansom Taxi oder kurz nur Hansom war eine von dem englischen Architekten und Erfinder Joseph A. Hansom (1803–1882) 1834 patentierte zweisitzige, nach vorne offene Kutsche, bei der der Kutscher erhöht hinter dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hansom — (also hansom cab) ► NOUN historical ▪ a two wheeled horse drawn cab with space for two inside, with the driver seated behind. ORIGIN named after the English architect Joseph A. Hansom (1803 82), who patented it …   English terms dictionary

  • Hansom Gab —    The hansom cab was a low slung closed carriage on two wheels. The driver s seat was in the rear high enough to allow the reins to pass over the roof of the cab and down to the horse in front, which meant that the two passengers it carried had… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • hansom — noun Etymology: Joseph A. Hansom died 1882 English architect Date: 1847 a light 2 wheeled covered carriage with the driver s seat elevated behind called also hansom cab …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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