Gun-founder. Son of Jan Verbruggen. The picture shows the second machine built by the Verbruggens.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Gun-founder. Son of Jan Verbruggen. The picture shows the second machine built by the Verbruggens.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pieter Verbruggen
Verbruggen's House, 1773, built for Jan & Pieter Vanbruggen, joint master...
The plaque refers to the Verbruggens as brothers, when in fact they were fath...
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807. In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...
Second Engineer (Refrigeration) on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Par...
Railway engineer, very influential in Argentina where he was Chairman of many railway companies. Excelled at polo as a young man. First Chairman of the Tower Hill Improvement Trust. Our picture co...
Senior Assistant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, ...
Inventor, manufacturer and philanthropist. Born William Ford Robinson Stanley in Islington. He filed 78 patents for precision drawing, mathematical and surveying instruments, as well as telescopes....
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