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Engineers from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

32 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron LlanoverDesigner · DesignBenjamin Hall, Baron Llanover (8 November 1802 – 27 April 1867) was a Whig / Liberal politician and social, church, health and local government reformer who served in the House of Commons…
Charles William WilsonAuthor · Maps and atlases
Daniel McCallumDesigner · DesignDaniel Craig McCallum (January 21, 1815 – December 27, 1878) was a Scottish-born American railroad engineer, general manager of the New York and Erie Railroad and Union Brevet Major General…
Daphne OramPerson · Music memorabiliaDaphne Blake Oram (31 December 1925 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer and electronic musician.
Edmund Frederick Du CaneDesigner · DesignIllustration — Du Cane Road in Shepherd's Bush, London is named after Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane.
Fleeming JenkinAuthor · BooksHenry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS FRSE (25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was a British engineer, inventor, economist, linguist, actor and dramatist known as the inventor of the cable car or…
Henry JamesAuthor · Maps and atlasesDirector of the Topographical and Statistical Department of the War Office, 1857–70
Hugh Lee PattinsonPhotographer · PhotographyHugh Lee Pattinson FRS (25 December 1796 – 11 November 1858) was an English industrial chemist.
Isaac RobertsPhotographer · PhotographyIsaac Roberts (27 January 1829 – 17 July 1904) was a Welsh engineer and businessman best known for his work as an amateur astronomer, pioneering the field of astrophotography of nebulae.
Isambard Kingdom BrunelDesigner · DesignIsambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil and marine engineer considered "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution", "perhaps the most…
James ElmesDesigner · DesignIllustration — A print of William Woolnoth's engraving of Guy's Hospital Entrance based on a drawing by James Elmes
James NasmythPhotographer · PhotographyJames Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth, Nasmith, or Nesmyth; 19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor famous for his development of the…
Jean-Baptiste Lislet GeoffroyAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Lislet Geoffroy (born Jean-Baptiste Lislet; also known as Jean-Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy; 23 August 1755 – 8 February 1836) was a French astronomer, botanist and cartographer.
John G. BennettAuthor · BooksJohn Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British academic and writer. He is best known for his books on psychology and spirituality, particularly on the teachings of G.
John RennieDesigner · DesignJohn Rennie (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.
John Turtle WoodDesigner · DesignJohn Turtle Wood (13 February 1821 – 25 March 1890) was an English architect, engineer and archaeologist.
Joseph WhitworthDesigner · Modern designSir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist.
Julian TrevelyanPhotographer · PhotographyJulian Otto Trevelyan (20 February 1910 – 12 July 1988) was an English artist and poet.
Marc Isambard BrunelDesigner · DesignSir Marc Isambard Brunel (lang; 25 April 1769 – 12 December 1849) was a French-British engineer who is most famous for the work he did in Britain.
Percy FawcettAuthor · BooksPercy Harrison Fawcett (18 August 1867 disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer/surveyor, archaeologist and explorer of South America.
Raglan SquireDesigner · DesignRaglan Squire (30 January 1912 – 18 May 2004) was a British architect known for his building designs in London and many parts of the world.
Richard Percival ListerAuthor · BooksRichard Percival Lister FRSL (23 November 1914 – 1 May 2014) was an English author, poet, artist and metallurgist.
Rudolf KompfnerDesigner · DesignRudolf Kompfner (May 16, 1909 – December 3, 1977) was an Austrian-born inventor, physicist and architect, best known as the inventor of the traveling-wave tube (TWT).
Samuel BakerAuthor · BooksSir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
Sir John Fowler, 1st BaronetDesigner · DesignSir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE (15 July 1817 – 20 November 1898) was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure.
Thomas BrasseyDesigner · DesignThomas Brassey (7 November 18058 December 1870) was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's…
Thomas Frederick ColbyAuthor · Maps and atlasesThomas Frederick Colby (1 September 17849 October 1852) was a British Army major-general and director of the Ordnance Survey (OS).
Thomas StevensonDesigner · Design
Uffa FoxDesigner · DesignIllustration — Albacore planing dinghy, designed and built by Fox
William Harry EvansAuthor · Books
William WillcocksDesigner · DesignSir William Willcocks KCMG (27 September 1852 in India – 28 July 1932 in Cairo, Egypt) was a British civil engineer during the high point of the British Empire.
William YollandAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — William Yolland, the Royal Society commemorative portrait

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