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Bennet Woodcroft

English textile manufacturer

Died when: 75 years 49 days (901 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Bennet Woodcroft

Bennet Woodcroft FRS (20 December 1803 – 7 February 1879) was an English textile manufacturer, industrial archaeologist, pioneer of marine propulsion, a leading figure in patent reform and the first clerk to the commissioners of patents.


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