Matthew Boulton

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entrepreneur industrialist manufacturer metallurgist person

Matthew Boulton was an influential 18th-century English manufacturer and industrialist, best known for his partnership with James Watt in developing and commercializing steam engines during the Industrial Revolution.

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf entrepreneur →
industrialist →
manufacturer →
metallurgist →
person →
associatedWith Birmingham industrial district →
Industrial Revolution →
birthDate 1728-09-03 →
birthPlace Birmingham →
England →
Warwickshire →
burialPlace St. Mary’s Church, Handsworth →
child Matthew Robinson Boulton →
coFounded Boulton and Watt →
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathDate 1809-08-17 →
deathPlace England →
Handsworth →
Sohho House →
Staffordshire →
designed Soho Manufactory →
surface form: "Soho Mint"
employer Boulton and Watt →
father Matthew Boulton →
surface form: "Matthew Boulton Sr."
fieldOfWork coinage →
metalworking →
steam power →
founded Soho Manufactory →
influenced development of factory system →
mass production techniques →
knownFor commercialization of steam engines →
development of steam engines →
partnership with James Watt →
role in the Industrial Revolution →
locationOfWork Birmingham →
Soho Manufactory →
memberOf Lunar Society of Birmingham →
name Matthew Boulton →
nationality English →
notableProject manufacture of steam engines for mills →
manufacture of steam engines for mines →
occupation businessman →
engineer →
industrialist →
manufacturer →
operated Soho Manufactory →
surface form: "Soho Mint"
partner James Watt →
religion Church of England →
spouse Anne Boulton →
Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soho House, Handsworth → associatedWith → Matthew Boulton →
Watt steam engine → coDeveloper → Matthew Boulton →
John Wilkinson → collaboratedWith → Matthew Boulton →
James Watt → employer → Matthew Boulton →
this entity surface form: "Boulton and Watt"
John Rennie the Elder → employer → Matthew Boulton →
this entity surface form: "Boulton and Watt"
Matthew Boulton → father → Matthew Boulton →
this entity surface form: "Matthew Boulton Sr."
Soho House, Handsworth → formerResidenceOf → Matthew Boulton →
Lunar Society of Birmingham → hasMember → Matthew Boulton →
William Murdock → influencedBy → Matthew Boulton →
Matthew Boulton → name → Matthew Boulton →
Soho House, Handsworth → owner → Matthew Boulton →
James Watt → partner → Matthew Boulton →
William Murdock → workedWith → Matthew Boulton →
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