Abraham Darby I

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Abraham Darby I was an English ironmaster and pioneering industrialist whose innovations in using coke to smelt iron helped launch the Industrial Revolution.

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instanceOf industrialist
ironmaster
pioneer of the Industrial Revolution
birthDate 1678-04-14
birthPlace Near Dudley, Worcestershire, England
businessModel mass production of cast-iron cookware
causeOfDeath asthma
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfSignificantEvent 1709
deathDate 1717-03-08
deathPlace Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England
linked to: Coalbrookdale
educatedIn apprenticeship in brassworks and metal trades
employer Coalbrookdale Company
ethnicGroup English
familyName Darby
fieldOfWork industrial technology
iron production
metallurgy
founded Coalbrookdale Company
givenName Abraham
hasDescendant Abraham Darby II
Abraham Darby III
heritageSiteAssociated Ironbridge Gorge
industry iron industry
influenced development of large-scale iron industry in Britain
subsequent generations of Darby ironmasters
innovation improvements in casting iron pots using sand moulds
use of coke in blast furnaces for iron smelting
knownFor producing cheaper cast iron using coke
languageOfWorkOrName English
legacy considered a key figure in the origins of the Industrial Revolution
memberOf Religious Society of Friends
movement Industrial Revolution
name Abraham Darby I
notableFor contributions to the early Industrial Revolution
pioneering the use of coke in iron smelting
occupation industrialist
ironmaster
placeOfActivity Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England
linked to: Coalbrookdale
religion Quaker
residence Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England
linked to: Coalbrookdale
significantEvent built a coke-fired blast furnace at Coalbrookdale
first successfully used coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron at industrial scale
spouse Mary Sergeant
usedMaterial coke
iron ore
sand moulds for casting

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Coalbrookdale Company foundedBy Abraham Darby I
Coalbrookdale Company associatedWith Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby III grandfather Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby III relative Abraham Darby I
British iron industry keyFigure Abraham Darby I
Coalbrookdale associatedWith Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby I name Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby II father Abraham Darby I
Abraham Darby II predecessor Abraham Darby I
East Shropshire coalfield associatedWith Abraham Darby I