George Vernon Hudson

George Vernon Hudson

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Regarded as the architect of daylight saving, George Vernon Hudson proposed the concept in a paper presented to the Wellington Philosophical Society in 1895. His innovative idea has since transformed timekeeping practices around the world.

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He proposed moving the clock forward by two hours in 1895 to make better use of daylight.

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Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-10-15
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George Vernon Hudson was an entomologist who proposed the idea of daylight saving time.

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The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-10-05
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George Vernon Hudson proposed moving the clock forward by two hours in 1895 to make better use of daylight.

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Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-10-02
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He was a New Zealand scientist who proposed moving the clock forward by two hours in 1895 to make better use of daylight.

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Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-09-14
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George Vernon Hudson proposed the idea of daylight saving time in 1895.

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15min – major Lithuanian news website·LithuaniaLithuania· 2025-03-29
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George Vernon Hudson is credited with first proposing the time method of daylight saving.

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-03-16
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