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Thomas Telford FRS FRSE (1757–1834) was a Scottish civil engineer architect and stonemason and a noted road bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland as well as harbours and tunnels.

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birth date
1757-08-09
birth place
Langholm, Eskdale Scotland, Dumfriesshire
death date
1834-09-02
death place
Westminster
discipline
Civil engineering
education
Langholm
institution
Royal Society, Institution of Civil Engineers, Royal Society of Edinburgh
significant project
Göta Canal, Ellesmere Canal, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Menai Suspension Bridge, Caledonian Canal, Shrewsbury Canal, A5 road (Great Britain)

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