John Wilkinson

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John Wilkinson was an influential 18th-century English industrialist and ironmaster whose innovations in iron production and precision boring greatly advanced the Industrial Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
industrialist
inventor
ironmaster
collaboratedWith James Watt
Matthew Boulton
constructed iron barge on the River Severn
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1728-11-10
dateOfDeath 1808-07-14
employer Bersham Ironworks
Willey Ironworks
era 18th century
Industrial Revolution
ethnicGroup English
familyName Wilkinson
fieldOfWork iron production
mechanical engineering
metallurgy
givenName John
industry iron industry
influenced Industrial Revolution
surface form: Industrial Revolution in Britain

development of steam power
knownFor advocacy of iron for construction
early use of iron in boats
languageSpoken English
name John Wilkinson self-link
nickname Wilkinson
surface form: Iron Mad Wilkinson
notableFor contributions to the Industrial Revolution
innovations in iron production
precision boring of iron cylinders
occupation industrialist
inventor
ironmaster
owned Bersham Ironworks
Willey Ironworks
placeOfBirth Cumberland
England
Little Clifton
placeOfDeath Bradley
England
Staffordshire
residence Bersham
Broseley
sexOrGender male
significantEvent development of precision boring machine for steam-engine cylinders
usedIn manufacture of steam-engine cylinders

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Lunar Society of Birmingham hasMember John Wilkinson
Wilkinson hasNotableBearer John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson name John Wilkinson self-link