# Richard Trevithick

> He built the first high-pressure steam engine and the first working railway locomotive — then watched the world's first locomotive-hauled journey roll through Wales in 1804 and still died nearly forgotten.

*British inventor and mining engineer (1771-1833)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1771-04-13
- **Died:** 1833-04-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born 13 April 1771 in Cornwall's mining heartland, son of a mining captain, Trevithick grew up inside the machinery. He pioneered high-pressure steam and on 21 February 1804 his unnamed locomotive hauled a train along the Penydarren Ironworks tramway in Merthyr Tydfil — the world's first locomotive-hauled railway journey. Later he worked as a mining consultant in Peru and explored Costa Rica, but financial ruin and bitter rivalry with other engineers shadowed him throughout. At his peak he was a respected figure in mining and engineering; he was also a champion Cornish wrestler, extremely strong. By the time he died on 22 April 1833, the public eye had moved on.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Topics
#Scientists, #Scientist, #Chemistry, #Science, #Early Modern Era

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