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George Stephenson
George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called 'Stephenson gauge', was the basis for the 4 feet 8 ¹⁄₂ inches standard gauge used by most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened in 1830.
BornJune 9, 1781, Wylam, Northumberland, England
DiedAugust 12, 1848, Tapton House, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Resting placeHoly Trinity Church, Chesterfield
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Frances Henderson (1802–1806), Elizabeth Hindmarsh (1820–1845), Ellen Gregory (1848)
ChildrenRobert Stephenson, Frances Stephenson (died in infancy)

About George Stephenson

Engineer George Stephenson was born in England on June 9, 1781. He dies at the age of 67, on August 12, 1848.

This British engineer is most renowned for designing and constructing the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first public steam-powered urban rail system. He also created the world's standard railway track gauge of 4'8.5".

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George Stephenson before becoming famous

George Stephenson was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1781 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

During his late teens, he learned to read by attending night school while working as a railroad engineer.

Achievement of George Stephenson

In the early twenty-first century, Engineer George Stephenson College in England was named after him. He was known as the"Father of Railways".

George Stephenson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

As the son of illiterate parents Mabel and Robert Stephenson, he grew up in Wylam, Northumberland, England. Following their marriage in 1802, he and his wife, Frances Henderson, had a son named Robert. More than a decade after his first wife died of tuberculosis, he married Betty Hindmarsh.

George Stephenson Collabed with

In the second decade of the nineteenth century, both Stephenson and Chemist Humphry Davy invented safety lamps for use in mines.

George Stephenson Income & Net worth

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George Stephenson Height and Weight

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Latest information about George Stephenson updated on March 12 2023.