| Birth: | Apr. 25, 1769 | | Death: | Dec. 17, 1849 | 
Inventor, engineer and architect, father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (q.v.). Emigrated from France to America 1793 becoming Chief Architect of New York. Arrived in England 1799 and developed machinery for the cotton industry, printing and shipbuilding. The latter greatly improved the efficiency of the British naval dockyards. His greatest project was the construction of the first tunnel under the Thames, still used by the underground railway, which took 18 years in construction (1825-1843) and for which he was knighted in 1841. However the strain of this work induced a paralysis of which he eventually died. (bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: Paralysis
Search Amazon for Sir Marc Isambard Brunel | | | Burial:
Kensal Green Cemetery
Kensal Green
Greater London, England
Plot: Square 41, Row 1, Grave 8590 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jun 11, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 22717 |
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