Which Happened First?

Marc Isambard Brunel

Marc Isambard Brunel
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Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was a French-British engineer who is most famous for the work he did in Britain. He constructed the Thames Tunnel, the world's first underwater tunnel, and was the father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Friedrich SchleiermacherNovember 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834
  2. Karl Ludwig von HallerAugust 1, 1768 – May 20, 1854
  3. Georges CuvierAugust 23, 1769 – May 13, 1832
  4. Marc Isambard Brunel (this page)April 25, 1769 – December 12, 1849
  5. Vasily StasovJuly 24, 1769 – August 24, 1848
  6. Friedrich HölderlinMarch 20, 1770 – June 7, 1843

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