Brindley

Brindley

Brindley (Brindli), geb. 1716 zu Tunsted in Derby, gest. 1772, engl. Ingenieur, der Erbauer des Bridgewater Kanals, leitete auch die Austrocknung der Sümpfe in Lincolnshire, die Herstellung der Docks in Liverpool u. andere großartige Werke.


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