
Royal Navy officer, historian, critic and inventor (1831-1899)
Philip Howard Colomb (* 29. May 1831 in Dumfries and Galloway; † 13. October 1899 in Botley) was a royal Navy officer, historian, critic and inventor. He was 68 years old. He was married to Ellen Hooke. He had at least 8 children (6 sons and 2 daughters).