# John By

> Lieutenant-Colonel John By was an English military engineer. He is best known for having supervised the construction of the Rideau Canal and for having founded Bytown in the process. It developed and was designated as the Canadian capital, Ottawa.

*British military engineer (1779-1836)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1779-08-07
- **Died:** 1836-02-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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