John Loudon McAdam
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 189 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 23,1756 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Ayr |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | November 26,1836 |
| Died | Moffat |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Children | James Nicoll McAdam |
| John Loudon McAdam | |
| Parents | Susanna Cochrane |
| James McAdam | |
| James McAdam Esquire | |
| Job | Civil engineer |
| Books | Remarks on the Present System of Road Making |
| Observations on the Management of Trusts for the Care of Turnpike Roads . . . . . . : And Upon the Nature and Effect of the Present Road Law of this Kingdom . . . | |
| Signific advanc | Macadamisation |
| Current partner | Anne Charlotte Delancey |
| Gloria Margaretta Nicoll | |
| Grandchildren | James McAdam |
| Great grandchild | James John Loudon McAdam |
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| ID | 509873 |
John Loudon McAdam Life story
John Loudon McAdam was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface, using controlled materials of mixed particle size and predetermined structure, that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.