William Strutt (textile manufacturer)

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William Strutt was an influential 18th–19th century English industrialist and engineer from Derby, noted for pioneering innovations in cotton spinning and fireproof mill construction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
textile manufacturer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1756-07-20
dateOfDeath 1830-12-09
employer Strutt family cotton mills NERFINISHED
era Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
father Jedediah Strutt NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork heating and ventilation
industrial architecture
mechanical engineering
mill design
textile engineering
heritageDesignationOfWork North Mill, Belper – Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site NERFINISHED
influenced later 19th-century mill architects
influencedBy Jedediah Strutt NERFINISHED
Richard Arkwright NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Lunar Society of Birmingham NERFINISHED
mother Elizabeth Woollatt NERFINISHED
name William Strutt NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to factory fire safety
development of warm-air heating systems
early use of concrete floors in mills
innovations in cotton spinning
pioneering fireproof mill construction
use of cast-iron frames in mills
notableWork Belper fireproof mill structures NERFINISHED
Derby Infirmary (original building) NERFINISHED
Derby fireproof mill structures NERFINISHED
North Mill, Belper NERFINISHED
St Helen’s House heating system NERFINISHED
West Mill, Belper NERFINISHED
cast-iron framed mill designs
occupation cotton manufacturer
engineer
industrialist
partOf Strutt family of Belper NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Belper NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Derby NERFINISHED
residence Belper NERFINISHED
Derby NERFINISHED
sibling George Benson Strutt NERFINISHED
Joseph Strutt (philanthropist) NERFINISHED

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