Charles Beyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Locomotive engineer
Date of Birth: 14-May-1813
Place of Birth: Plauen, Saxony, Germany
Date of Death: 16-Jun-1876
Profession: businessperson, engineer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Charles Beyer
- Charles Frederick Beyer (an anglicised form of his original German name Carl Friedrich Beyer) (14 May 1813 – 2 June 1876) was a celebrated German-British locomotive designer and builder, and co-founder of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
- He was the co-founder and head engineer of Beyer, Peacock and Company in Gorton, Manchester.
- A philanthropist and deeply religious, he founded three parish churches (and associated schools) in Gorton, was a governor of Manchester Grammar School, and remains the single biggest donor to what is today the University of Manchester.
- He is buried in the graveyard of Llantysilio church, Llantysilio, Llangollen, Denbighshire North Wales.
- Llantysilio church is within the grounds of his former 700 acre Llantysilio Hall estate.
- His mansion house, built 1872–1874, is nearby.
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