Richard Lovell Edgeworth

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Richard Lovell Edgeworth was an 18th-century Anglo-Irish inventor, engineer, educational theorist, and writer known for his contributions to mechanical innovation and progressive education.

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instanceOf educational theorist
engineer
human
inventor
writer
birthDate 1744-05-31
birthPlace Bath
England
Somerset
child Honora Edgeworth
Lovell Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1817-06-13
describedAtURL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lovell_Edgeworth
educatedAt Corpus Christi College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Trinity College Dublin
surface form: Trinity College, Dublin

University of Oxford NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Edgeworth
fieldOfWork education
literature
mechanical engineering
genre autobiography
educational writing
givenName Richard
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Irish Academy
name Richard Lovell Edgeworth self-link
notableAchievement designs for telegraphic communication
improvements to road transport systems
mechanical innovations in agriculture
notableIdea practical education
progressive education
notableWork Memoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Practical Education
numberOfChildren 22
occupation educational theorist
engineer
inventor
landowner
writer
residence County Longford
Edgeworthstown
Ireland
spouse Anna Maria Elers
Honora Sneyd
surface form: Elizabeth Sneyd

Frances Beaufort
Honora Sneyd

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Thomas Day closeFriend Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Lunar Society of Birmingham hasMember Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth name Richard Lovell Edgeworth self-link