George Stephenson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 177 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 9,1781 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Wylam |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 12,1848 |
| Died | Tapton House |
| Spouse | Ellen Gregory |
| Elizabeth Hindmarsh | |
| Frances Henderson | |
| Nationality | English |
| British | |
| Siblings | Eleanor Stephenson |
| Robert Stephenson | |
| Ann Stephenson | |
| Children | Robert Stephenson |
| Job | Inventor |
| Civil engineer | |
| Mechanical engineer | |
| Books | Estimating: A Method of Pricing Builders' Quantities for Competitive Work |
| Estimating: By a Practical Estimator [g. Stephenson. the Title-Leaf Is a Cancel] | |
| Proceedings of the Committee of the House of Commons on the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad Bill: Sessions, 1825 | |
| A Description of the Safety Lamp, Invented by George Stephenson. to Which Is Added, an Account of the Lamp Constructed by Sir H. Davy. [With] a Collection of All the Letters Which Have Appeared in the Newcastle Papers, with Other Documents, Relating to Th | |
| An Address Delivered to the Second Battalion of the Royal Lancashire Supplementary Militia, in Sunderland Barracks, in the County of Durham, on Friday the 20th Day of July, 1798 | |
| Repairs, how to Measure and Value Them: A Handbook for the Use of Builders, Decorators, Etc | |
| Parents | Mabel Stephenson |
| Robert Stephenson | |
| Place of burial | Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield, United Kingdom |
| Rest place | Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield |
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| ID | 427991 |
George Stephenson Life story
George Stephenson was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.