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John Rennie the Elder

1761 - 1821

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John Rennie (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Rennie the Elder has received more than 157,482 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Rennie the Elder is the 370th most popular engineer, the 6,138th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 53rd most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, John Rennie the Elder ranks 370 out of 389. Before him are John Scott Russell, Tessy Thomas, Robert R. Gilruth, David S. Johnson, Tom Kilburn, and Charles Ingram. After him are Naoki Hattori, Peter Hirsch, Thomas Sopwith, Beatrice Hicks, Henry M. Morris, and Brian McGuire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, John Rennie the Elder ranks 43. Before him are John Moore, Albert Gallatin, Richard Anthony Salisbury, Joshua Brookes, Aylmer Bourke Lambert, and John Opie. After him is Sybil Ludington. Among people deceased in 1821, John Rennie the Elder ranks 36. Before him are José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, Carlo Porta, Marie-Louise Lachapelle, John Hunter, John Crome, and Elizabeth Inchbald.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Rennie the Elder ranks 6,138 out of 8,785. Before him are Josh O'Connor (1990), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), Barbara Castle (1910), John Spencer (1935), Jack O'Connell (1990), and John Keble (1792). After him are William Alwyn (1905), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Frederic Moore (1830), Terry Cooper (1944), David Johnson (1951), and George Cathcart (1794).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, John Rennie the Elder ranks 53. Before him are Mike Coughlan (1959), C. H. Douglas (1879), Bob Bell (1958), John Scott Russell (1808), Tom Kilburn (1921), and Charles Ingram (1963). After him are Thomas Sopwith (1888), James Key (1972), James Guthrie (1953), and Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge (1954).

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