Tags: Engineer.

Robert Stephenson FRS (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an early railway engineer. The only son of George Stephenson the Father of Railways he built on the achievements of his father. Robert has been called the greatest engineer of the 19th century.Robert was born in Willington Quay Northumberland to George and Frances née Henderson before they moved to Killingworth where Robert was taught at the local village school.

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award
Royal Society
birth date
1803-10-16
birth place
Northumberland, Willington Quay
death date
1859-10-12
death place
London
depiction description (caption)
Robert Stephenson in 1856
parent
George Stephenson
resting place
Westminster Abbey
significant project
Stephenson's Rocket

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