William Strutt (textile manufacturer)

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William Strutt was an influential 18th–19th century English industrialist and engineer from Derby, noted for pioneering innovations in cotton spinning and fireproof mill construction.

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instanceOf human
textile manufacturer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1756-07-20
dateOfDeath 1830-12-09
employer Strutt family cotton mills
era Industrial Revolution
father Jedediah Strutt
fieldOfWork heating and ventilation
industrial architecture
mechanical engineering
mill design
textile engineering
heritageDesignationOfWork North Mill, Belper – Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
linked to: Belper North Mill
influenced later 19th-century mill architects
influencedBy Jedediah Strutt
Richard Arkwright
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Lunar Society of Birmingham
mother Elizabeth Woollatt
name William Strutt
notableFor contributions to factory fire safety
development of warm-air heating systems
early use of concrete floors in mills
innovations in cotton spinning
pioneering fireproof mill construction
use of cast-iron frames in mills
notableWork Belper fireproof mill structures
linked to: Belper East Mill

Derby Infirmary (original building)
Derby fireproof mill structures
linked to: Derby Silk Mill

North Mill, Belper
linked to: Belper North Mill

St Helen’s House heating system
West Mill, Belper
linked to: Belper East Mill

cast-iron framed mill designs
occupation cotton manufacturer
engineer
industrialist
partOf Strutt family of Belper
linked to: Strutt family
placeOfBirth Belper
placeOfDeath Derby
residence Belper
Derby
sibling George Benson Strutt
Joseph Strutt (philanthropist)

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