# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bryan-donkin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:50:11.075Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bryan-donkin"
name: "Bryan Donkin"
slug: "bryan-donkin"
description: "Bryan Donkin FRS FRAS was a British civil engineer who developed the first paper making machine and created the world's first commercial canning factory. These were the basis for large industries that continue to flourish today. Bryan Donkin was involved with Thomas Telford's Caledonian Canal, Marc and Isambard Brunel's Thames Tunnel, and Charles Babbage's computer. He was an advisor to the government and held in high esteem by his peers."
tagline: "British civil engineer (1768–1855)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BryanDonkin.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1768-03-22"
deathDate: "1855-02-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.37
  momentum:             6
  historical:           7.2144
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Донкин, Брайан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "بريان دونكين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Donkin"
    title: "Bryan Donkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595756"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump