Alexander Lyman Holley

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19th-century engineer American engineer inventor mechanical engineer steel industry pioneer

Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century engineer → American engineer → inventor → mechanical engineer → steel industry pioneer →
awardReceived	ASME Holley Medal (named in his honor) →
birthDate	1832-07-20 →
birthPlace	Lakeville, Connecticut, United States →
causeOfDeath	stomach cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1882-01-29 →
deathPlace	Brooklyn, New York, United States →
designed	Bessemer steel works at Braddock, Pennsylvania → Bessemer steel works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Bessemer steel works at Troy, New York →
educatedAt	Brown University NERFINISHED →
era	Industrial Revolution →
familyName	Holley →
fieldOfWork	mechanical engineering → metallurgy → steelmaking →
fullName	Alexander Lyman Holley →
genre	technical writing →
givenName	Alexander →
hasMemorial	statue in Washington Square Park, New York City →
influencedBy	Henry Bessemer →
knownFor	advancing the American steel industry → designing Bessemer steel plants in the United States → improvements to the Bessemer process → introducing the Bessemer process to the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Institute of Mining Engineers → American Society of Civil Engineers → American Society of Mechanical Engineers →
notableAchievement	secured American rights to the Bessemer steel process → standardized Bessemer plant design in the United States →
occupation	author → consulting engineer → engineer → inventor →
patent	improvements in Bessemer converters →
residence	Brooklyn, New York, United States →
wrote	A Treatise on Ordnance and Armor → The Permanent Way and Coal-Burning Locomotive Boilers of the United States →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Society of Mechanical Engineers →	foundedBy
Alexander Lyman Holley →	fullName