Historedia
Person

Joseph Swan

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1879–1881

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Swan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Joseph Swan's electric lighting of Mosley Street

    1879

    Role: Inventor

    1. 3 February 1879 · Literary and Philosophical SocietyLecture Demonstration

      Swan demonstrated a working incandescent lamp to an audience in Newcastle on 3 February 1879, presided over by Sir William Armstrong.

  2. Savoy Theatre opens, first public building fully lit by electricity

    1880–1881

    Role: Inventor and electrical supplier

    1. December 1880 · Installation site not named in cited passagesSwan's Supervision of Installation

      Joseph Swan personally supervised an electrical installation in December 1880, prior to the Savoy's opening; the cited passages do not name the venue.

    2. 10 October 1881 · Savoy Theatre, LondonOpening of the Savoy Theatre

      The Savoy Theatre opened in London on 10 October 1881, becoming the first public building lit entirely by electricity using Swan's incandescent bulbs.

Sources

  1. Joseph Swan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
  2. Savoy Theatre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06