Joseph Williams Lovibond

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Joseph Williams Lovibond (1833-1918) was a British brewer who developed the world's first practical colorimeter as a means of ensuring the high quality of his beer. He was the originator of the Degrees Lovibond scale.

[edit] Business

In 1885 he founded a company, The Tintometer Limited, to manufacture his colorimeter which was called the Lovibond Comparator. The company still exists and still produces an updated version of the Lovibond comparator.

[edit] Publications

Light and colour theories and their relation to light and colour standardization, 1915.

[edit] Sources

• Tintometer Ltd