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.
Statements (47)
| 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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