Henry Prevost Babbage
Born	1824
Died	29 January 1918[1]
Allegiance	East India Company
Branch	Bengal Army
Rank	Major general
Alma mater	University College School[1] University College London[1]
Other work	Babbage's Calculating Engines

Henry Prevost Babbage (1824–1918) was a soldier in theBengal Army of theEast India Company. After retiring with the rank ofmajor general, he continued the work of his father,Charles Babbage, whom he had assisted as a student. He organised and edited his father's papers and prototypes and arranged for their publication and completion. These works includedBabbage's Calculating Engines (1889) and a working Analytical Engine Mill – a simplified portion of the fullAnalytical Engine design.^[2]

He wasbrevetted as acolonel in theBengal Staff Corps on 10 June 1874.^[3]

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