Edward Leader Williams

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Edward Leader Williams was a prominent 19th-century British civil engineer best known for designing and overseeing major canal and waterway projects, including the Manchester Ship Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
civil engineer
human
areaOfInfluence British inland waterways
industrial transport infrastructure in Britain
contributedTo development of British canal network
improvement of maritime access to Manchester
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
employer Manchester Ship Canal Company
era Victorian era
fieldOfWork canal engineering
civil engineering
waterway engineering
genre infrastructure design
hasNotableProjectType navigation canal
ship canal
knownFor 19th-century British civil engineering projects
designing the Manchester Ship Canal
overseeing major canal projects in Britain
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableAchievement planning and execution of a large ship canal linking Manchester to the sea
notableWork Manchester Ship Canal
occupation civil engineer
placeOfActivity England
United Kingdom
positionHeld chief engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal
sexOrGender male
timePeriod 19th century
workLocation Manchester
northwest England

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Barton Swing Aqueduct ("Sir Edward Leader Williams")
Manchester Ship Canal
engineer
Manchester Ship Canal
chiefEngineer
Barton Swing Aqueduct ("Sir Edward Leader Williams")
designer

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