Category:William Fairbairn

**William Fairbairn**
	Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder
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Date of birth	19 February 1789; Kelso
Date of death	18 August 1874; Moor Park, Compton
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Kingdom of Great Britain (Acts of Union 1800, –1801);
Educated at	Kelso High School;
Occupation	civil engineer; engineer; structural engineer; inventor;
Member of	Royal Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society; Academy of Sciences of Turin (1856–);
Position held	president (Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1855–1859);
Field of work	civil engineering studies; naval architecture;
Noble title	baronet;
Father	Andrew Fairbairn;
Mother	Margaret Henderson;
Child	unknown son Fairbairn; unknown son Fairbairn; unknown daughter Fairbairn; Anne Fairbairn; Thomas Fairbairn; William Andrew Fairbairn; Peter Fairbairn; George Fairbairn; Adam Henderson Fairbairn;
Spouse	Dorothy Mar (1816 – unknown value);
Award received	Fellow of the Royal Society; Royal medal (1860); Bakerian Lecture (1860); Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences;
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Rapperschwyl, Westansicht mit dem ersten Zürichsee-Dampfschiff «Minerva», 1835-40, kolorierte Aquatinta, Jakob Hausheer - Stadtmuseum Rapperswil - 'Stadt in Sicht - Rapperswil in Bildern' 2013-10-05 16-12-19 (P7700).JPG 3,650 × 2,560; 1.92 MB
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Sir William Fairbairn by Maull & Polyblank.jpg 445 × 700; 47 KB
William Fairbairn. Engraving by W. H. Mote, 1862, after Hill Wellcome V0001843.jpg 2,272 × 3,462; 3.1 MB

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