# George William Manby

> Captain George William Manby FRS was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the "Pelican Gun", the first modern form of fire extinguisher.

*English author and inventor (1765–1854)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-william-manby

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1765-11-28
- **Died:** 1854-11-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [George William Manby](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_William_Manby)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508626)

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