Sir Nigel Gresley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Derby_School
gptkbp:award gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1876-06-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Peter's_Church,_Watton-at-Stone
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nina_Gresley
gptkb:Roger_Gresley
gptkbp:deathDate 1941-04-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Watton-at-Stone,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:LNER_Class_A3
gptkb:LNER_Class_D49
gptkb:LNER_Class_K3
gptkb:LNER_Class_O2
gptkb:LNER_Class_P2
gptkb:LNER_Class_V2
gptkb:LNER_Class_W1
LNER Class A4
gptkbp:education gptkb:Derby_School
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Great_Northern_Railway
gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:field railway engineering
steam locomotive design
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Herbert_Nigel_Gresley
gptkbp:honor Knighthood
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Nigel Gresley
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arthur_Peppercorn
gptkb:Edward_Thompson
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:LNER_Class_A1/A3_Pacifics
gptkb:LNER_Class_P2
gptkb:LNER_Class_A4_4468_Mallard
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Gresley_Society_Trust
locomotive named after him: 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
statue at King's Cross Station
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers
gptkb:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement designed the fastest steam locomotive in the world
introduced conjugated valve gear
pioneered three-cylinder locomotive design
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Flying_Scotsman_(locomotive)
gptkb:Mallard_(locomotive)
gptkb:Sir_Nigel_Gresley_(locomotive)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
locomotive designer
gptkbp:signature Sir_Nigel_Gresley_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Frances_Fullagar
gptkbp:subjectOf statue at King's Cross Station
gptkbp:title Chief Mechanical Engineer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flying_Scotsman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5