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Henry Winstanley

English engineer

Died when: 59 years 241 days (715 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Henry Winstanley

Henry Winstanley (31 March 1644 – 27 November 1703) was an English painter, engineer and merchant, who constructed the first Eddystone lighthouse after losing two of his ships on the Eddystone rocks.

He died while working on the project during the Great Storm of 1703.


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