Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a pioneering 19th-century British engineer renowned for his groundbreaking work on railways, bridges, tunnels, and steamships that transformed industrial transportation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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civil engineer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ mechanical engineer ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-04-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kensal Green Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| child |
Florence Mary Brunel
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Marc Isambard Brunel ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Marc Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Isambard Brunel Junior
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1859-09-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| educatedAt |
Caen, France (schooling)
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Lycée Henri-IV ⓘ |
| employer | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| familyName |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brunel
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| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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mechanical engineering ⓘ transportation engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Isambard Kingdom Brunel self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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surface form:
Isambard
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| hasMonument | statue of Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Paddington Station, London ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of long-span bridges
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development of modern railway engineering ⓘ development of ocean-going steamships ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Box Tunnel
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Clifton Suspension Bridge ⓘ Great Western Railway ⓘ Maidenhead Railway Bridge ⓘ Royal Albert Bridge ⓘ SS Great Britain ⓘ SS Great Eastern ⓘ SS Great Western ⓘ Thames Tunnel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
design of record-breaking spans in masonry and iron bridges
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integrated railway and steamship transport between London and New York via Bristol ⓘ pioneering use of iron in shipbuilding ⓘ pioneering use of screw propulsion in large ships ⓘ |
| notableProject |
design of broad-gauge railway system for Great Western Railway
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design of the Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway ⓘ design of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (initial design and early work) ⓘ design of the Great Western Railway main line from London to Bristol ⓘ design of the Maidenhead Railway Bridge over the River Thames ⓘ design of the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar ⓘ design of the SS Great Britain, the first iron-hulled screw-propelled ocean liner ⓘ design of the SS Great Eastern, a very large steamship for transoceanic travel ⓘ design of the SS Great Western, a pioneering transatlantic steamship ⓘ work on the Thames Tunnel with his father Marc Brunel ⓘ |
| occupation |
bridge engineer
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engineer ⓘ railway engineer ⓘ ship designer ⓘ |
| parent |
Marc Isambard Brunel
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Sophia Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Elizabeth Horsley ⓘ |
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West Norwood Cemetery
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Brunel
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of the Great Western Railway
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer
subject surface form:
West Norwood Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil engineer
this entity surface form:
Isambard
this entity surface form:
Brunel
this entity surface form:
Isambard Brunel Junior
subject surface form:
Hungerford Suspension Bridge
this entity surface form:
Isambard Brunel Jr.
this entity surface form:
Henry Marc Brunel