J. J. (John Jacob) Beringer

John Jacob Beringer was a British mining educator and technical writer born in 1857 and associated closely with Cornwall’s mining world. Sources found during this search identify him as principal of the Camborne School of Mines, and also note his work as a county analyst.

He is remembered chiefly as the co-author, with Cornelius Beringer, of A Text-book of Assaying, a handbook written for people connected with mines. The book’s long publishing history suggests it was valued as a practical reference for readers learning how ores and metals were tested and analyzed.

Biographical details available online are fairly limited, but the record consistently places his life between 1857 and 1915. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found on the pages checked, so a profile image is not included here.