Robert Whitworth

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Robert Whitworth was an 18th-century British civil engineer known for his work on major canal projects during the early development of the UK’s inland waterway network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century engineer
British person
civil engineer
contributedTo development of the UK inland waterway system
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
employer canal companies in Britain
era early canal age in Britain
fieldOfWork canal engineering
civil engineering
gender male
genre infrastructure design
hasActivity design of canals
supervision of canal construction
surveying for canal routes
knownAs Robert Whitworth NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to the early UK inland waterway network
work on British canal projects
occupation civil engineer
placeOfActivity Great Britain NERFINISHED
timePeriod 18th century
workLocation England
United Kingdom

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Forth and Clyde Canal engineer Robert Whitworth
Thames and Severn Canal engineer Robert Whitworth