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Benjamin Baker

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British engineer (1840-1907)

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Sir Benjamin Baker was an English civil engineer who worked in mid to late Victorian era. He helped develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge.

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1892Poncelet Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Sir Benjamin Baker was an English civil engineer who worked in mid to late Victorian era. He helped develop the early underground railways in London with Sir John Fowler, but he is best known for his work on the Forth Bridge. He made many other notable contributions to civil engineering, including his work as an expert witness at the public inquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster. Later, he helped design and build the first Aswan Dam.

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Lived 1840 to 1907 · aged 67
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