William Arrol
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William Arrol was a prominent Scottish civil engineer and bridge builder renowned for leading the construction of major late-19th-century steel structures, including iconic railway bridges in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Arrol canonical | 6 |
| Sir William Arrol | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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bridge engineer ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| basedIn | Glasgow ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1839-02-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Houston, Renfrewshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
|
| burialPlace | Bent Cemetery, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| companyHeadquarters | Dalmarnock, Glasgow ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1913-02-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ayr
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surface form:
Ayr, Scotland
|
| educatedAs | apprentice blacksmith ⓘ |
| employer | Sir William Arrol & Co. ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| familyName | Arrol ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge construction
ⓘ
structural engineering ⓘ |
| founded | Sir William Arrol & Co. ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Arrol
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir William Arrol
|
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| industry |
construction
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engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of large steel bridges in the late 19th century
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involvement in the construction of Tower Bridge in London ⓘ lead contractor for the Forth Bridge ⓘ reconstruction of the Tay Rail Bridge after its collapse ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneering use of steel in large bridge structures ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Forth Bridge
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Tay Rail Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Tay Rail Bridge (second)
Tower Bridge (construction contractor) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bridge builder
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civil engineer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1906 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1895 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire ⓘ |
| residence |
Ayr
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surface form:
Ayr, Scotland
|
| specialization | large-span railway bridges ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Forth Bridge
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surface form:
Forth Bridge construction
Tower Bridge construction ⓘ second Tay Rail Bridge construction ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sir William Arrol