Sir Richard Weston
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Sir Richard Weston was a 17th-century English engineer and landowner renowned for pioneering canal and irrigation projects, including early work that influenced modern inland navigation in England.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Richard Weston canonical | 4 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English engineer
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landowner ⓘ person ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of English canal systems
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development of English irrigation systems ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era | Stuart England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
canal engineering
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civil engineering ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced |
later British canal engineers
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modern inland navigation in England ⓘ |
| knownAs | Sir Richard Weston, 17th-century English engineer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing modern inland navigation in England
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pioneering canal projects in England ⓘ pioneering irrigation projects in England ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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landowner ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | England ⓘ |
| socialStatus | landed gentry ⓘ |
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