Thomas Telford
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 190 years ago |
Date of birth | August 9,1757 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Westerkirk |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | September 2,1834 |
Died | Westminster |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Significant projects | Caledonian Canal |
Göta Canal | |
Parents | John Telford |
Janet Jackson | |
Books | Three Letters from Thos. Telford |
The Life of Thomas Telford Civil Engineer with an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great Britain | |
Project | Caledonian Canal |
Göta Canal | |
Ellesmere Canal | |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | |
Shrewsbury Canal | |
Menai suspension bridge | |
A5 road | |
Designed | Menai Suspension Bridge |
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | |
Neptune's Staircase | |
Projects | Menai Suspension Bridge |
Craigellachie Bridge | |
Place of burial | Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 509579 |
Thomas Telford Life story
Thomas Telford FRS FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer. 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.