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
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civil engineer → human → |
| areaOfInfluence |
British inland waterways
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industrial transport infrastructure in Britain → |
| contributedTo |
development of British canal network
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improvement of maritime access to Manchester → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom → |
| employer |
Manchester Ship Canal Company
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| era |
Victorian era
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| fieldOfWork |
canal engineering
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civil engineering → waterway engineering → |
| genre |
infrastructure design
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| hasNotableProjectType |
navigation canal
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ship canal → |
| knownFor |
19th-century British civil engineering projects
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designing the Manchester Ship Canal → overseeing major canal projects in Britain → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| notableAchievement |
planning and execution of a large ship canal linking Manchester to the sea
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| notableWork |
Manchester Ship Canal
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| occupation |
civil engineer
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| placeOfActivity |
England
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United Kingdom → |
| positionHeld |
chief engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| timePeriod |
19th century
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| workLocation |
Manchester
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northwest England → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Barton Swing Aqueduct
("Sir Edward Leader Williams")
→
Manchester Ship Canal → |
engineer |
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Manchester Ship Canal
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chiefEngineer |
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Barton Swing Aqueduct
("Sir Edward Leader Williams")
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|
designer |