Frederick Winsor, gas lighting pioneer
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Frederick Winsor was a pioneering engineer and entrepreneur who introduced and popularized gas lighting for public and domestic use in the early 19th century.
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| Frederick Winsor, gas lighting pioneer canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ gas lighting pioneer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
founding gas lighting enterprises
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promoting gas lighting concessions to authorities ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
adoption of gas lighting in homes
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adoption of gas lighting in streets ⓘ development of public gas lighting infrastructure ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Germany
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Winsor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | gas lighting ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated transition from oil lamps to gas lighting
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contributed to modernization of urban night life ⓘ |
| influenced |
domestic lighting practices
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urban street lighting ⓘ |
| innovationType | application of gas for illumination ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early 19th-century gas lighting projects
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introducing gas lighting for public use ⓘ popularizing gas lighting for domestic use ⓘ promotion of coal-gas illumination ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ |
| pioneerIn |
commercial gas lighting
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domestic gas illumination ⓘ public gas illumination ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | coal gas ⓘ |
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West Norwood Cemetery