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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Predicate Object
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 (early phase) ⓘ
fieldOfWork engineering ⓘ
ironworking ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
foundedBy Alexander Wilson ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Vauxhall automotive brand ⓘ
linked to: Vauxhall
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 ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Vauxhall, London ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ

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Vauxhall → founder → Alexander Wilson ⓘ
Vauxhall ironworks → foundedBy → Alexander Wilson ⓘ
subject linked to: Alexander Wilson