Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder. In 1854 he succeeded George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson to become the third president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

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Occupation: civil engineer, engineer, structural engineer, inventor
Position held: president
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: February 19, 1789
Died: August 18, 1874

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William Fairbairn

Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder

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Occupation: civil engineer, engineer, structural engineer, inventor
Position held: president
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: February 19, 1789
Died: August 18, 1874

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by William Fairbairn and William Pole via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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