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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Crompton canonical | 9 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
mechanical engineering ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | musician ⓘ |
| hasPart |
spinning mule carriage mechanism
ⓘ
spinning mule drawing rollers ⓘ |
| honor |
commemorative plaque at Hall i’ th’ Wood
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
textile manufacturing worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
spinning jenny
ⓘ
water frame ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advances in cotton spinning technology
ⓘ
invention of the spinning mule ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Crompton self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | combined features of the spinning jenny and water frame ⓘ |
| notableWork | spinning mule ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
inventor
ⓘ
spinner ⓘ weaver ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Firwood Fold
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ near Bolton ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bolton
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ |
| residence |
Bolton
ⓘ
Hall i’ th’ Wood ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | invention of the spinning mule in 1779 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Pimlott ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
spinning mule