# William Cockerill

> William Cockerill (1759–1832) was an English inventor, entrepreneur, and industrialist. Designing and producing machines for new industrial textile manufacturing, he is best known for having established a major manufacturing firm in what is now Liège Province of modern-day Belgium. He is widely considered to have been instrumental in spreading the Industrial Revolution in Continental Europe.

*British entrepreneur*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1759-03-27
- **Died:** 1832-01-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [William Cockerill](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cockerill)
- [William Cockerill, Senior](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cockerill%2C_Senior)
- [William Cockerill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cockerill)
- [Кокрил, Вильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [William Cockerill](https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cockerill)
- [William Cockerill](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cockerill)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743350)

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