William Fairbairn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Fairbairn

Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1789

Place of Birth: Kelso, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1874

Profession: engineer, inventor, structural engineer, civil engineer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder.
In 1854 he succeeded George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson to become the third president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.