Frederick Winsor, German-born British inventor
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Frederick Winsor was a German-born British inventor best known for pioneering the commercial use of gas lighting in the early 19th century.
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| instanceOf |
German-born British inventor
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inventor → person → |
| birthName |
Friedrich Albrecht Winzer
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| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United Kingdom → |
| countryOfDeath |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1763
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| dateOfDeath |
1830
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| era |
Industrial Revolution
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| familyName |
Winsor
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| fieldOfWork |
gas engineering
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gas lighting → |
| givenName |
Frederick
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| influenced |
development of urban gas lighting systems
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formation of commercial gas companies in Britain → |
| knownFor |
early demonstrations of coal-gas lighting
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introducing gas street lighting to London → |
| migration |
emigrated from Germany to Britain
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| name |
Frederick Winsor
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| nationality |
British
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German → |
| nativeLanguage |
German
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| notableFor |
founding role in early gas companies in Britain
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pioneering the commercial use of gas lighting → promotion of gas lighting in London → |
| occupation |
engineer
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inventor → |
| placeOfBirth |
Brunswick
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Duchy of Brunswick NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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| residence |
London
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| usedLanguage |
English
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German → |
| workedOn |
commercialization of coal-gas for illumination
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Referenced by (2)
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West Norwood Cemetery
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West Norwood Cemetery ("Frederick Winsor, British engineer") → |
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