# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-smeaton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:51:15.634Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-smeaton"
name: "John Smeaton"
slug: "john-smeaton"
description: "John Smeaton was an English civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses. He was also a capable mechanical engineer and an eminent scholar, who introduced various scientific methodologies into engineering. Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed \"civil engineer\", and is often regarded as the \"father of civil engineering\". He pioneered the use of hydraulic lime in concrete, using pebbles and powdered brick as aggregate. Smeaton was associated with the Lunar Society."
tagline: "English engineer (1724-1792)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Smeaton.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1724-06-08"
deathDate: "1792-10-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump