John Cockerill (industrialist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Cockerill (industrialist)

British businessman

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1790

Place of Birth: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1840

Profession: entrepreneur, inventor, banker

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Cockerill (3 August 1790 – 9 June 1840) was an English-born Belgian entrepreneur.
Born at Haslingden, Lancashire, England, he was brought by his father William Cockerill to Belgium where he continued the family tradition of building wool processing machinery.
He founded an ironworks and a mechanical engineering company John Cockerill & Cie.
(English: John Cockerill & Company)