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John Smeaton
Birth: 1724
Death: 1792

Civil engineer. He became the first person to use concrete since the Romans, when he constructed Eddystone lighthouse (1774) which had been destroyed by storms and was at the mercy of the seas full force. 

 
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Burial:
Westminster Abbey *
Westminster
Greater London, England
Plot: The Nave
GPS (lat/lon): 51.50008, -0.12923
*Cenotaph [?]
 
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Record added: Nov 23, 1999
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