Alexander Wilson

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Alexander Wilson was an 18th-century British engineer and entrepreneur best known for establishing the Vauxhall ironworks that evolved into the Vauxhall automotive brand.

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Alexander Wilson canonical 2

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instanceOf automobile manufacturer
engineer
entrepreneur
human
ironworks
businessRole founder of Vauxhall ironworks
industrialist
country Great Britain
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
employer Vauxhall ironworks
era Industrial Revolution
surface form: Industrial Revolution (early phase)
fieldOfWork engineering
ironworking
manufacturing
foundedBy Alexander Wilson self-linksurface differs
hasInfluenceOn Vauxhall
surface form: Vauxhall automotive brand
hasLegacy development of the Vauxhall automotive company
hasPredecessor Vauxhall ironworks
hasSuccessor Vauxhall automotive brand
industry automotive precursor industry
iron and steel industry
knownFor establishing the Vauxhall ironworks
location Vauxhall, London
notableWork Vauxhall ironworks
early industrial engineering in Britain
founding the enterprise that evolved into the Vauxhall automotive brand
occupation engineer
entrepreneur
placeOfActivity London, England
surface form: London

Vauxhall, London
timePeriod 18th century

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Vauxhall founder Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson foundedBy Alexander Wilson self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Vauxhall ironworks