Joseph Whitworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Whitworth

English engineer, entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1803

Place of Birth: Stockport, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1887

Profession: engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, designer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist.
In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads.
Whitworth also created the Whitworth rifle, often called the "sharpshooter" because of its accuracy and considered one of the earliest examples of a sniper rifle.Upon his death in 1887, he bequeathed much of his fortune for the people of Manchester, with the Whitworth Art Gallery and Christie Hospital partly funded by Whitworth's money.
Whitworth Street and Whitworth Hall in Manchester are named in his honour.
Whitworth was created a baronet on 7 October 1869.