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John Smeaton
Smeaton
English engineer (1724-1792).
Wikipedia | John Smeaton
Statements about
John Smeaton
Member Of
Royal Society
Place of Birth
Austhorpe
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Date of Birth
6/8/1724
Date of Death
10/28/1792
Instance Of
Human
Occupation
Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Physicist
Civil Engineer
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal
(1759)
Award Rationale
:
On account of his curious Experiments concerning Water-wheels and Wind-mill Sails, communicated to the Society. For his experimental enquiry concerning the powers of water and wind in the moving of Mills
Point in Time
:
1759
Given Name
John
Cause of Death
Stroke
Notable Work
Coldstream Bridge
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Smeaton, John (DNB00)
BEIC Digital Library
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:
Smeaton, John
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Smeaton, John
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Commons Gallery
John Smeaton
Field of Work
Civil Engineer
Hydraulic Structure
Port
Lighthouse
Educated At
Leeds Grammar School
Place of Burial
St Mary's Church, Whitkirk
Place of Death
Austhorpe
Sex or Gender
Male
Has Works in the Collection
National Gallery of Art
Described at URL
https://memorials.whitkirkchurch.org ...
http://www.digiporta.net/index.php?i ...
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Family Name
Smeaton
External Pages About John Smeaton
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
Wikidata
