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Sir Benjamin Baker

Born on 31 March 1840
in Keyford, now part of Frome, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom
Deceased on 19 May 1907
in Pangbourne, Berkshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Benjamin Baker
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Biography
Education
Apprentice at the ironworks Price & Fox, Neath Abbey (South Wales)
1862 - 1898
Works in John Fowler's office;
Directs the construction of the London underground
1867
Refitting work on three Telford Bridges: Menai Straits Bridge, Buildwas Bridge, and the Severn River Bridge near Gloucester;
Cooperation on the Encyclopedia Britannica
1882 - 1890
Designs the Firth of Forth Bridge with John Fowler;
Asswan Dam on the Nile

Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
Designer 
Forth Rail Bridge (1890) 40

Bibliography
* Baker, Benjamin   Bridging the Firth of Forth (I), in "Engineering", 29 July 1887 .
* Baker, Benjamin   Bridging the Firth of Forth (II), in "Engineering", 5 August 1887 .
* Baker, Benjamin   Bridging the Firth of Forth (III), in "Engineering", 12 August 1887 .
* Baker, Benjamin   Bridging the Firth of Forth (IV), in "Engineering", 19 August 1887 .
* Baker, Benjamin   Bridging the Firth of Forth (V), in "Engineering", 26 August 1887 .

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Relevant Literature
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 118-22.
* Marrey, Bernard   Les ponts modernes - 18e et 19e siècles (1st edition), Picard Editeur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2708404016, 1990; pp. 304.
* Ricken, Herbert   Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany) , ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 210.
* Whyte, Iain Boyd   John Fowler, Benjamin Baker Forth Bridge, Edition Axel Menges, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3930698188, 1997.

 
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