Abraham Darby III
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Abraham Darby III was an 18th-century English ironmaster and industrialist who played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution, notably overseeing the construction of the world's first major cast-iron bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham Darby III canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker
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human ⓘ ironmaster ⓘ |
| activeYears | circa 1770–1789 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1750-04-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Coalbrookdale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Quaker burial ground at Coalbrookdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Francis Darby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1789-07-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Coalbrookdale Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Darby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Abraham Darby II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abraham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Abraham Darby I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | associated with Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritage | Darby ironmaking family of Coalbrookdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | iron industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of iron bridge construction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of the Iron Bridge at Ironbridge Gorge
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pioneering use of cast iron in large structures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Coalbrookdale ironworks
NERFINISHED
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Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Abraham Darby III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | demonstrated structural potential of cast iron in civil engineering ⓘ |
| notableWork | Iron Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
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ironmaster ⓘ |
| partOf | early Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld | manager of Coalbrookdale ironworks ⓘ |
| relative |
Abraham Darby I
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Abraham Darby II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism ⓘ |
| residence |
Coalbrookdale
NERFINISHED
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Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | oversaw construction of the world’s first major cast-iron bridge ⓘ |
| significantProject | financing and managing the Iron Bridge over the River Severn ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebecca Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
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