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| Keywords: Benjamin Thompson by Caspar von Zumbusch - Woburn, MA - DSC02869.JPG Statue of Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford by Caspar von Zumbusch in front of Winn Memorial Library Woburn Massachusetts USA A copy of the original in Munich Germany Cast 1899 Installed Feb 6 1900 On front of base in raised letters BENJAMIN THOMPSON/COUNT RUMFORD On bronze plaque on front of base in raised letters THIS STATUE/BY CASPAR ZUMBUSCH/A REPLICA OF THE ONE IN MUNICH/GERMANY/WAS GIVEN TO THE WOBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY/BY MARSHALL TIDD/1899 On bronze plaque on east side of base in raised letters BENJAMIN THOMPSON/COUNT RUMFORD/BORN IN WOBURN MAR 26 1755/DIED IN PARIS AUG 21 1814/THE EARLIEST/SCIENTIFIC PHILANTHOPIST/HE DESIGNED PUBLIC GARDENS/AND BY MANY INVENTIONS/CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMFORTS/AND ENJOYMENTS/OF THE PEOPLE/HE PROVED THAT HEAT IS MOTION/AND HAD A GLIMPSE/OF THE GREAT DOCTRINE/KNOWN LATER AS/THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY/IN EXILE/HE WON HIGH PLACES/OF TRUST AND COMMAND Daderot 2012-01-01 15 22 50 Daderot cc0 cc0 Benjamin Thompson by Caspar von Zumbusch Woburn Massachusetts Raised letters | ||||
