# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charles-algernon-parsons
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:34:51.776Z

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name: "Charles Algernon Parsons"
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description: "Sir Charles Algernon Parsons was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who designed the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention revolutionised marine propulsion, and he was also the founder of C. A. Parsons and Company, developing and building Turbinia (1894), the first steam turbine-powered steamship."
tagline: "Inventor of the steam turbine (1854-1931)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
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birthDate: "1854-06-13"
deathDate: "1931-02-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump