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1848-1903, engineer, English; British

Holt, Henry Percy

1848 - 1903
1858-1932, marine boiler designer, English; British

Reed, Joseph W

1858 - 1932
1876-1965, locomotive engineer and railway administrator, British

Stanier, Sir William Arthur

1876 - 1965
1899-1971, inventor; engineer, Swiss

Reutter, Jean-Léon

1899 - 1971
1888-1969, Chief Engineer fof London & North Eastern Railway, England, Scottish

Train, Sir John Cumberland Landale

1888 - 1969
1794-1875, engineer, French

Cave, Francois

1794 - 1875
1683-1744, natural philosopher; engineer, French born, active England

Desaguliers, John Theophilus

1683 - 1744
1823-1877, engineer; manufacturer, German

Schäffer, Bernhard

1823 - 1877
1869-1942, engineer, Danish

Poulsen, Valdemar

1869 - 1942
1868-1938, engineer, ship model restorer, Paston, Peterborough, England, British

Ihlee, Frederick Charles

1868 - 1938
c. 1780-1837, engineer, British

Dodd, Barrodall Robert

1780 - 1837
1750-1813, engineer; inventor of the extinguisher pump/lift pump, German

Löscher, Carl Emanuel

1750 - 1813
1763-1805, engineer; cleric, French

Chappe, Claude

1763 - 1805
1835-1917, locomotive engineer, Scottish; British

Stirling, James

1835 - 1917
1859-1935, aircraft designer; engineer, German

Junkers, Hugo

1859 - 1935
1788-1827, engineer; optical researcher; physicist, French

Fresnel, Augustin Jean

1788 - 1827
1794-1858, engineer; ironfounder; manufacturer of locomotives, British

Bury, Edward

1794 - 1858
1849-1897, engineer; patentee, British

Blechynden, Alfred

1849 - 1897
1793-1875, surgeon; engineer, British; English

Gurney, Sir Goldsworthy

1793 - 1875
1846-1924, engineer; naval architect, British; English

Froude, Robert Edmund

1846 - 1924
1800-1878, engineer; optician; telescope builder; machinist, British; Irish

Grubb, Thomas

1800 - 1878
1843-1920, engineer; model maker, British; Scottish

Kiddie, Andrew Webster

1843 - 1920
1803-1879, engineer; Patent Office administrator, English; British

Woodcroft, Bennet

1803 - 1879
1889-1954, aviation engineer and aircraft designer, British

Folland, Henry Phillip

1889 - 1954
c.1859-1981, engineers, merchants, quarry owners, Sheffield

Thomas W Ward Limited

1859 - 1981
1881-1957, aircraft designer; spaceflight pioneer and theorist; engineer, French

Esnault-Pelterie, Robert Albert Charles

1881 - 1957
1789-1874, first baronet; engineer, Scottish; British

Fairbairn, Sir William

1789 - 1874
active 1890-1912, motor, marine and general engineers, Teddington, Middlesex, England

Hesse and Savory Limited

1890 - 1912
1898-1982, engineer, American

Edwards, MIles Lowell

1898 - 1982
1799-1852, engineer; inventor of types of steam carriage, British; English

Hancock, Walter

1799 - 1852
1801-1870, engineer; shipwright; naval architect, English; British

Ditchburn, Thomas Joseph

1801 - 1870
1844-1932 typefounding inventor and engineer, United States

Benton, Linn Boyd

1844 - 1932
1833-1886, engineer, English; British

Turton, Thomas

1833 - 1886
1808-1870, engineer; author, British

Hodge, Paul Rapsey

1808 - 1870
1810-1879, engineer; naval architect, English; British

Froude, William

1810 - 1879
1767-1830, hotelier; engineer, Scottish; British

Bell, Henry

1767 - 1830
1834-1900, engineer; inventor, German

Daimler, Gottlieb

1834 - 1900
1808-1882, civil engineer; naval architect, Scottish; British

Russell, John Scott

1808 - 1882
1833-1895, engineer; inventor; entrepreneur, German

Langen, Eugen

1833 - 1810
1854-1897, engineer; aeronaut, Swedish

Andree, Salomon August

1854 - 1897
1650?-1715, engineer, English

Savery, Thomas

1650 - 1715
1726-1790, engineer; surveyor and founder of the Ordnance Survey, Scottish

Roy, William

1726 - 1790
1744-1818, architect; artist; landscape designer; engineer, French

Belanger, Francois Joseph

1744 - 1818
1755-1839, mathematician; engineer, French

Prony, Gaspard de

1755 - 1839
1843-1920, civil servant; engineer; inventor; photographic scientist, English; British

Abney, Sir William de Wiveleslie

1843 - 1920
1903-1990, scientist, engineer and high-speed photographer, American

Edgerton, Harold Eugene

1903 - 1990
1768-1855, inventor; engineer, British; English

Donkin, Bryan

1768 - 1855
1625-1695, natural philosopher; mathematical instrument maker; engineer; inventor; diplomat; English

Morland, Sir Samuel

1625 - 1695
1782-1869, engineer; papermaker; industrialist; inventor, British

Dickinson, John

1782 - 1869
1840-1916, engineer; inventor, American-born, British

Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens

1840 - 1916