William Murdoch
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Scottish engineer and inventor (1754-1839)
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William Murdoch was born on 21 August 1754 in Ayrshire and held citizenship of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He worked as an inventor, engineer and chemist, with a field of work in mechanical engineering, and he lived in Redruth. He was the owner of Boulton and Watt and received the Rumford Medal. He died on 15 November 1839 in Birmingham. He has been described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1754-08-21 ) 21 August 1754, Lugar , Cumnock , Ayrshire , Scotland , United Kingdom
- Died
- 15 November 1839 (1839-11-15) (aged 85), Handsworth, nr. Birmingham , England , United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Scottish
- Awards
- Rumford Medal (1808)
- Fields
- Steam engines , Gas lighting
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ayrshire
- Place of death
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- chemist
- Award
- Rumford Medal
- Field of work
- mechanical engineering
- Image
- William Murdoch (1754-1839).jpg
- Residence
- Redruth
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- Commons category
- William Murdoch
- date of birth
- 1754-08-21
- date of death
- 1839-11-15
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- William Murdoch
- owner of
- Boulton and Watt
- name in native language
- William Murdoch
- different from
- William McMaster Murdoch
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Encyclopedic overview
William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) (21 August 1754 – 15 November 1839) was a Scottish chemist, inventor, and mechanical engineer.
Murdoch was employed by the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham, England.
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