Samuel Crompton
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Samuel Crompton was an English inventor best known for creating the spinning mule, a pivotal textile machine that greatly advanced cotton spinning during the Industrial Revolution.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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inventor → textile engineer → |
| burialPlace | Bolton Parish Church → |
| causeOfDeath | illness → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain → |
| dateOfBirth | 1753-12-03 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1827-06-26 → |
| ethnicGroup | English → |
| familyName | Crompton → |
| fieldOfWork |
cotton spinning
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mechanical engineering → textile industry → |
| givenName | Samuel → |
| hasOccupation | musician → |
| hasPart |
spinning mule carriage mechanism
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spinning mule drawing rollers → |
| honor |
commemorative plaque at Hall i’ th’ Wood
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statue in Bolton → |
| impact |
contributed to growth of the British cotton industry
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enabled large-scale production of fine cotton yarn → |
| influenced |
mechanization of cotton mills
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textile manufacturing worldwide → |
| influencedBy |
spinning jenny
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water frame → |
| knownFor |
advances in cotton spinning technology
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invention of the spinning mule → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| movement | Industrial Revolution → |
| name | Samuel Crompton → |
| notableAchievement | combined features of the spinning jenny and water frame → |
| notableWork | spinning mule → |
| numberOfChildren | 8 → |
| occupation |
inventor
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spinner → weaver → |
| placeOfBirth |
Firwood Fold
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Lancashire → near Bolton → |
| placeOfDeath |
Bolton
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Lancashire → |
| residence |
Bolton
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Hall i’ th’ Wood → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| significantEvent | invention of the spinning mule in 1779 → |
| spouse | Mary Pimlott → |
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