Abraham Darby I
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Abraham Darby I was an English ironmaster and pioneering industrialist whose innovations in using coke to smelt iron helped launch the Industrial Revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abraham Darby I canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrialist
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ironmaster ⓘ pioneer of the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1678-04-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Near Dudley, Worcestershire, England ⓘ |
| businessModel | mass production of cast-iron cookware ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | asthma ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 1709 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1717-03-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn | apprenticeship in brassworks and metal trades ⓘ |
| employer | Coalbrookdale Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Darby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
industrial technology
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iron production ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ |
| founded | Coalbrookdale Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abraham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Abraham Darby II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abraham Darby III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteAssociated | Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | iron industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of large-scale iron industry in Britain
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subsequent generations of Darby ironmasters ⓘ |
| innovation |
improvements in casting iron pots using sand moulds
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use of coke in blast furnaces for iron smelting ⓘ |
| knownFor | producing cheaper cast iron using coke ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a key figure in the origins of the Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| memberOf | Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Abraham Darby I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the early Industrial Revolution
ⓘ
pioneering the use of coke in iron smelting ⓘ |
| occupation |
industrialist
ⓘ
ironmaster ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| residence | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
built a coke-fired blast furnace at Coalbrookdale
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first successfully used coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron at industrial scale ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Sergeant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
coke
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iron ore ⓘ sand moulds for casting ⓘ |
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