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John Isaac Thornycroft

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft
Photographic portrait from Cassier's Magazine, 1896
Born1 February 1843
Via Sistina, Rome, Papal States
Died28 June 1928(1928-06-28) (aged 85)
Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
SpouseBlanche Coules
Parent(s)Mary Francis and Thomas Thornycroft
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil, Mechanical, Naval architect
InstitutionsInstitution of Naval Architects (Honorary Vice-President), Royal Society (Fellow, 1893), Institution of Civil Engineers (Council Member 1899–1907), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Honorary Life Member), University of Glasgow (LL.D., 1901).
ProjectsHigh speed vessels, steam- and combustion-engine vehicles.
Significant designHull designs, boiler designs

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft FRS (1 February 1843 – 28 June 1928) was an English shipbuilder, the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company and member of the Thornycroft family.


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