1838 - 1924
William Maw British Journalist
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Maw
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| Birthday |
6th December, 1838
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| Birthplace |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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| Died |
19th March, 1924
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Engineer
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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William Henry Maw (6 December 1838 – 19 March 1924) was a British civil engineer and astronomer. Born into a seafaring family and orphaned at age 16, Maw was taken into the workshops of the Eastern Counties Railway as an assistant before progressing to the design office as a draughtsman. He was made the head of the office and designed the first outside cylinder locomotive for use in India. In 1865 he founded the journal Engineering and remained an editor for the rest of his life. He left the railway and became a consulting engineer his many works including printing presses for several newspapers and magazines. He was president of the Civil and Mechanical Engineers' Society, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
