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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:order_of_merit
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1781-06-09
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Wylam,_Northumberland,_England
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gptkbp:contribution
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standard gauge for railways
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1848-08-12
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Chesterfield,_Derbyshire,_England
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gptkbp:education
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self-taught
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gptkbp:field
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mechanical engineering
railway engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir George Stephenson
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
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gptkbp:knownFor
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building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
building the Stockton and Darlington Railway
development of the steam locomotive
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gptkbp:memorial
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Statue at Chesterfield Railway Station
Statue at Newcastle Central Station
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:nickname
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Father of Railways
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Rocket
gptkb:Locomotion_No._1
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:engineer
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Robert_Stephenson
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Anglicanism
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Holy_Trinity_Church,_Chesterfield
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gptkbp:signature
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George Stephenson signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Hindmarsh
gptkb:Frances_Henderson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:St_Leonards-on-Sea,_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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