Stephenson, George

George Stephenson
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Name	Stephenson, George Gender: M
born on	9 June 1781
Place	Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 54n59, 1w35
Timezone	LMT m1w35 (is local mean time)
Data source	Date w/o time Rodden Rating X Collector: Starkman
Astrology data	18°53' or

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George Stephenson

Biography

English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", the Victorians considered him a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement, with self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praising his achievements. His rail gauge of 4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways by far.

He died 12 August 1848

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 12 August 1848 (Pleurisy, age 67)
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Source Notes

Birth time unknown. Starkman rectified to 22.03.40 LMT

Categories

• Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease

• Vocation : Engineer : Civil

• Vocation : Engineer : Mechanical

• Notable : Famous : Historic figure

• Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Father of Railways)