James Brindley
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James Brindley was an 18th-century English engineer renowned for pioneering canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English person
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canal engineer → civil engineer → human → |
| burialPlace |
Newchapel, Staffordshire
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| causeOfDeath |
kidney disease
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| dateOfBirth |
1716-01-01
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| dateOfDeath |
1772-09-30
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| describedAs |
one of the most important early canal engineers in Britain
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| educatedAt |
self-taught
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| employer |
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
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| era |
18th century
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| ethnicGroup |
English
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| familyName |
Brindley
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| fieldOfWork |
canal construction
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civil engineering → mechanical engineering → |
| givenName |
James
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| hasMemorial |
Brindley Water Mill, Leek
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statue of James Brindley in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent → |
| hasParticularStyle |
contour canal design
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| influenced |
development of inland navigation in Britain
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| languageSpoken |
English
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| movement |
Industrial Revolution
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| notableAchievement |
designed the Barton Aqueduct
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helped develop the British canal network → pioneered canal construction during the early Industrial Revolution → |
| notableProject |
improvement of water supply for coal mines of the Duke of Bridgewater
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| notableWork |
Bridgewater Canal
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Coventry Canal → Oxford Canal → Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal → Trent and Mersey Canal → |
| occupation |
engineer
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millwright → |
| placeOfBirth |
High Peak, Derbyshire
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Tunstead, Derbyshire → |
| placeOfDeath |
Turnhurst, Staffordshire
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| residence |
Leek, Staffordshire
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
England
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bridgewater Canal
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Trent and Mersey Canal → |
designedBy |
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Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
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employed |
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Bridgewater Canal
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engineer |
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Lunar Society of Birmingham
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hasMember |
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The Brindley Theatre
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namedAfter |