James Renwick Sr.

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James Renwick Sr. was a prominent early 19th-century American engineer and Columbia College professor known for his work in physics and engineering education.

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instanceOf American
engineer
person
physicist
university professor
birthDate 1790-01-30
birthPlace Liverpool, Lancashire, England
surface form: Liverpool, England
child James Renwick Jr.
citizenshipStatus naturalized citizen of the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1863-01-12
degree Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College
Master of Arts from Columbia College
educatedAt Columbia University
surface form: Columbia College
employer Columbia University
surface form: Columbia College

Columbia University
era 19th century
fieldOfWork engineering
mechanics
physics
fullName James Renwick
genre biography
scientific textbook
influenced development of engineering curricula in the United States
knownFor biographies of American engineers and statesmen
textbooks on mechanics and natural philosophy
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
notableFor contributions to early American engineering education
popular science writing in the 19th century
teaching physics and engineering at Columbia College
notableStudent students in early American engineering and physics at Columbia College
occupation engineer
physicist
professor
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Professor of Chemistry at Columbia College
Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Columbia College
relative James Renwick Jr.
taughtSubject chemistry
mechanics
natural philosophy
workLocation New York City
wrote Elements of Mechanics
Life of De Witt Clinton
Robert Fulton
surface form: Life of Robert Fulton

Outlines of Natural Philosophy
Treatise on the Steam Engine

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James Renwick Jr. relative James Renwick Sr.
James Renwick Jr. father James Renwick Sr.