Richard Arkwright

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkb:Cromford_Canal
gptkb:Derbyshire
gptkb:Lancashire
gptkb:Union
business expansion
factory system
entrepreneurial ventures
water power
innovation in manufacturing processes
industrial innovation
development of factory towns
mechanization of textile production
spinning technology
impact on labor practices
advancements in textile machinery
capital investment in industry
economic growth in Britain
influence on future industrialists
role in the Industrial Revolution
textile revolution
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from University of Edinburgh
gptkbp:birth_date 1732-12-23
gptkbp:born_in Preston
gptkbp:burial_place Kirkham
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Arkwright
gptkb:Richard_Arkwright_Jr.
gptkb:Ann_Arkwright
gptkb:William_Arkwright
gptkbp:contribution textile industry
gptkbp:death_date 1792-08-03
gptkbp:died_in Kirkham
gptkbp:founded Cotton spinning mill
Derbyshire mills
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Arkwright
gptkbp:influenced modern manufacturing
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Eli_Whitney
gptkb:James_Hargreaves
gptkbp:invention spinning frame patent
water frame patent
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Framestore
gptkb:water_frame
gptkbp:legacy father of the factory system
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Entrepreneur
gptkbp:related_to entrepreneurship
mechanical engineering
textile manufacturing
innovation in textiles
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Nottingham
gptkb:Cromford_Mill
gptkb:Bolton
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Arkwright
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_William_Hargreaves
gptkb:James_Hargreaves
gptkb:Derwent_Valley_Mills
gptkb:Richard_Trevithick
gptkb:Establishment_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5