Robert Napier

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Robert Napier was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder whose innovations in steamship design helped establish Britain’s dominance in transatlantic shipping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
industrialist
marine engineer
shipbuilder
awardReceived freedom of the city of Glasgow
contributedTo Britain’s dominance in 19th-century transatlantic shipping
countryOfBirth Scotland
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath Scotland
dateOfBirth 1791-06-21
dateOfDeath 1876-06-23
employer Robert Napier and Sons
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Napier
fieldOfWork marine engineering
shipbuilding
steam engineering
founded Robert Napier and Sons
givenName Robert
hasWorkLocation Govan shipyard
Lancefield Works, Glasgow
headquartersLocation Glasgow
industry marine engineering industry
shipbuilding industry
influenced Clyde shipbuilding tradition
development of British merchant navy steamships
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Institution of Mechanical Engineers
name Robert Napier self-link
nativeLanguage Scots English
notableFor development of transatlantic steamship services
innovations in steamship design
pioneering work in marine steam engines
notableWork construction of early iron steamships
marine engines for Cunard Line steamers
occupation engineer
marine engineer
shipbuilder
participantIn development of Clyde shipbuilding
early transatlantic steamship trade
partner Cunard Line NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Dumbarton
placeOfDeath Shandon
sexOrGender male
workLocation Glasgow
River Clyde

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Cunard Line founder Robert Napier
Robert Napier name Robert Napier self-link