Richard Arkwright
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Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and entrepreneur whose development of water-powered spinning machinery and factory-based textile production made him a pivotal figure in the early Industrial Revolution.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
businessperson
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entrepreneur → human → industrialist → inventor → |
| burialPlace |
St Mary’s Church, Cromford
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| causeOfDeath |
illness
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| dateOfBirth |
1732-12-23
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| dateOfDeath |
1792-08-03
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| educatedAt |
self-educated
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| ethnicGroup |
English
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| familyName |
Arkwright
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| fieldOfWork |
mechanical engineering
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textile industry → |
| fullName |
Sir Richard Arkwright
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| givenName |
Richard
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| hasChild |
Richard Arkwright Jr.
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| hasInfluenceOn |
mechanization of textile production
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rise of factory towns in England → |
| hasTitle |
knight
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| industry |
cotton industry
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| influenced |
Industrial Revolution in Britain
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development of modern factory system → |
| knownFor |
factory system of production
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mass production of cotton yarn → water-powered cotton spinning → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| notableAchievement |
development of water-powered spinning machinery
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key role in the early Industrial Revolution → pioneering factory-based textile production → |
| notableWork |
factory-based cotton spinning system
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water frame → |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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industrialist → inventor → manufacturer → |
| placeOfBirth |
Preston, Lancashire, England
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| placeOfDeath |
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
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| previousOccupation |
barber
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wig maker → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
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Preston, Lancashire, England → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Margaret Biggins
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Patience Holt → |
| workLocation |
Cromford, Derbyshire, England
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Lancashire, England → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Cromford
("Sir Richard Arkwright")
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St Mary’s Church, Cromford ("Sir Richard Arkwright") → |
associatedWith |
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St Mary’s Church, Cromford
("Sir Richard Arkwright")
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builtFor |
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St Mary’s Church, Cromford
("Sir Richard Arkwright")
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burialPlaceOf |
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Cromford
("Sir Richard Arkwright")
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developedBy |
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Richard Arkwright
("Arkwright")
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familyName |
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Richard Arkwright
("Sir Richard Arkwright")
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fullName |
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Richard Arkwright
("Richard Arkwright Jr.")
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hasChild |
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Industrial Revolution
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