Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Birthplace
Languages
English
Spouse
Mary Fanny Alexander Marshall
Children
12 children: Alec Lodge, Barbara Lodge, Francis Brodie Lodge, Honor Lodge, Lionel Lodge, Lorna Lodge
Education
Haberdashers' Adams, University of London
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
猪 Pig
Name Origin
English < Biblical Hebrew (יוֹסֵף)
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Oliver Lodge: British physicist (1851-1940).
Born in Stoke-on-Trent (died at age 89).
6 awards including Albert Medal.
Studied at Haberdashers' Adams.
AWARDS (6)
B
Albert Medal
WON
B
Faraday Medal
WON
B
Fellow of the Royal Society
WON
B
Knight Bachelor
WON
Biography
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge was a British physicist and electrical engineer whose investigations into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) contributed to the development of radio. He identified EMR independent of Heinrich Hertz's proof. In his 1894 Royal Institution lecture, The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors, Lodge's demonstrations on methods to transmit and detect radio waves included an improved early radio receiver he named the coherer. His work led to him holding key patents in early radio communication, his "syntonic" patents.
Connections (15)
Sibling of
Eleanor Constance Lodge
Sibling of
Richard Lodge
Spouse of
Mary Fanny Alexander Marshall
Parent of
Barbara Lodge
Parent of
Norah Lodge
Parent of
Lorna Lodge
Parent of
Honor Lodge
Parent of
Raymond Lodge
Parent of
Violet Lodge
Parent of
Noel Lodge
Parent of
Lionel Lodge
Parent of
Alec Lodge
Parent of
Francis Brodie Lodge
Parent of
Rosalynde Lodge
Parent of
Oliver W. F. Lodge
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old was Oliver Lodge?
Oliver Lodge was born on and passed away on at the age of 89.
Where was Oliver Lodge born?
Oliver Lodge was born in Stoke-on-Trent.
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