Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Brunel by the launching chains of the SS Great Eastern by Robert Howlett, 1857
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an English civil engineer "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, who changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs."
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Born
9 April 1806 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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Died
15 September 1859 (aged 53) Westminster, London, England
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Occupation
Engineer
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Institutions
Royal Society Institution of Civil Engineers
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Spouse(s)
Mary Elizabeth Horsley ​ ​ ( m. 1836 ) ​
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Britain
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Children
Isambard Brunel Junior Henry Marc Brunel Florence Mary Brunel
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Discipline
Civil engineer Structural engineer Marine engineer
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Education
Lycée Henri-IV University of Caen
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era
1800+
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Parent(s)
Marc Isambard Brunel Sophia Kingdom
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Projects
Great Western Railway Clifton Suspension Bridge SS Great Britain
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Significant design
Royal Albert Bridge