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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Engineering
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
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gptkbp:birthDate
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June 7, 1761
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Rennie
gptkb:John_Rennie_Jr.
gptkb:James_Rennie
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gptkbp:deathDate
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October 4, 1821
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:field
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Civil Engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir John Rennie
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:John_Smeaton
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gptkbp:inventor
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Design of the first cast iron bridge in Scotland
Improved methods of bridge building
Innovations in hydraulic engineering
Design_of_the_first_iron_bridge_in_London
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gptkbp:involved
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Construction_of_the_Thames_Tunnel
Construction_of_the_Forth_and_Clyde_Canal
Construction_of_the_Grand_Junction_Canal
Construction_of_the_Leeds_and_Liverpool_Canal
Construction_of_the_Manchester_Ship_Canal
Construction_of_the_River_Thames_embankment.
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Bridge construction
Canal construction
Road construction
Harbour engineering
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gptkbp:legacy
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Rennie's_Bridge_in_London
Rennie_Memorial_in_Edinburgh
Rennie_Street_in_London
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notableWorks
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gptkb:London_Bridge_(1831)
gptkb:Dover_Harbour
gptkb:Waterloo_Bridge
gptkb:Southwark_Bridge
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gptkbp:occupation
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Engineer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Phantassie,_East_Lothian,_Scotland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Rennie
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