# Joseph Hartley Wicksteed

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British mechanical engineer

Joseph Hartley Wicksteed Born (1842-09-12)12 September 1842 Leeds, England Died 1919(1919-00-00) (aged 76–77) Alma mater Ruthyn Grammar School Occupation Mechanical Engineer Scientific career Fields Mechanical Engineering Institutions Institution of Mechanical Engineers

**Joseph Hartley Wicksteed** (12 September 1842 – 1919) was an [English](/source/United_Kingdom) mechanical engineer and businessman.

## Early life and education

He was born on 12th September 1842 in [Leeds](/source/Leeds), [England](/source/England), and was educated at [Ruthyn Grammar School](/source/Ruthin_School).[1]

## Career

He was an apprentice mechanist at the Joshua Buckton and Co. Well House Foundry in Leeds, where he eventually became chief designer and a partner in the business. After Joshua Buckton's retirement, Wicksteed became the head of the company.[1] From 1903–1904, Wicksteed was President of the [Institution of Mechanical Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers).[1] He is credited with the invention of several devices, including lever testing machines, specialty drills, and other industrial appliances.[1]

## Bibliography

He is the author of a number of books:

- *William Blake's Jerusalem*[2]

- *Blake's Innocence and Experience*[3]

- *Blake's Vision of the Book of Job*[4]

## See also

- [Charles Wicksteed (engineer)](/source/Charles_Wicksteed_(engineer))

- [Institution of Mechanical Engineers](/source/Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) ["1903-1904: Joseph Hartley Wicksteed"](https://archives.imeche.org/archive/institution-history/president-gallery/593815-1903-1904-joseph-hartley-wicksteed). *Institution of Mechanical Engineers*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wicksteed, Joseph Hartley (1954). [*William Blake's Jerusalem*](https://www.google.com/books/edition/William_Blake_s_Jerusalem/8EdaAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=inauthor:%22Joseph%20Hartley%20Wicksteed%22). Trianon Press.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wicksteed, Joseph H. (1928). [*Blake's Innocence and Experience: A study of the songs and manuscripts "shewing the two contrary states of the human soul"*](https://archive.org/details/blakesinnocencee0000jose/page/n3/mode/2up). New York: E.P. Dutton & Co.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Wicksteed, Joseph Hartley (1924). [*Blake's Vision of the Book of Job*](https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000475779). London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.

## External links

- [https://archives.imeche.org/archive/institution-history/president-gallery/593815-1903-1904-joseph-hartley-wicksteed](https://archives.imeche.org/archive/institution-history/president-gallery/593815-1903-1904-joseph-hartley-wicksteed)

- [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Hartley_Wicksteed](https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Joseph_Hartley_Wicksteed)

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