1757 - 1834
Thomas Telford Scottish Scientist
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| First Name |
Thomas
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| Last Name |
Telford
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| Birthday |
9th August, 1757
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| Birthplace |
Westerkirk, Scotland
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| Died |
2nd September, 1834
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| Place of Death |
24 Abingdon Street, Westminster, London, England
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation Text |
Engineer
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| Occupation |
Scientist
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Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and road, bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command of all types of civil engineering in the early 19th century, he was elected as the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a post he held for 14 years until his death.
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