Born Dartington, Devon.
Engineer. Worked with railways and ships.
Died on holiday in Simonstown, South Africa, where he is buried.
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William Froude
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Rendel Palmer and Tritton
Engineers. This firm was started by James Meadows Rendel (1799 - 1856) and carried on by his son Sir Alexander Rendel (1829–1918). It became a partnership called Rendel Palmer & Tritton in the ...
2 memorials
Thomas Hawksley
Civil engineer, particularly with water projects. Born near Nottingham. Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.
2 memorials
John Peake Knight
Inventor of the world's first traffic lights. Engineer and railway manager from Nottingham.
1 memorial
Michelangelo
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
Person, Architecture, Art, Engineering, Poetry, Sculpture, Seriously Famous, Italy
4 memorials
Sir Alfred Seale Haslam
Engineer and politician. Born Derby. He saw the potential of refrigeration and developed equipment that was used extensively both on land and on ships. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1891 he fund...
1 memorial