John Smeaton
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John Smeaton was an 18th-century English civil engineer, often called the "father of civil engineering," renowned for pioneering work on lighthouses, canals, and harbors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Smeaton canonical | 8 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Copley Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society Copley Medal
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 1759 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1724-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1792-10-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Leeds Grammar School ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ mechanics ⓘ |
| founded | Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of modern civil engineering
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later lighthouse engineers ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of civil engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
experimental approach to engineering
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pioneering work on canals ⓘ pioneering work on harbours ⓘ pioneering work on lighthouses ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| name | John Smeaton self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
development of modern lighthouse construction techniques
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establishing relationship between power, work and efficiency in waterwheels ⓘ experiments on waterwheels and windmills ⓘ pioneering use of hydraulic lime in concrete ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canal and harbour works in Britain
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Eddystone Lighthouse (third lighthouse) ⓘ Forth and Clyde Canal (consulting engineer) ⓘ Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (founding role) ⓘ design of Eddystone Lighthouse ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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instrument maker ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austhorpe
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Leeds ⓘ West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Austhorpe
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Leeds ⓘ West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| residence |
Austhorpe
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Leeds ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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