Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick was a British inventor and mining engineer. The son of a mining captain, and born in the mining heartland of Cornwall, Trevithick was immersed in mining and engineering from an early age.

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Who was born first?

• Richard Trevithick and Mungo Park were born the same year
• Richard Trevithick and George Bass were born the same year
• Richard Trevithick was born 1 year after William Clark
• Richard Trevithick was born 1 year after David Thompson
• Richard Trevithick was born 2 years before Yuri Lisyansky

Timeline

1. David ThompsonApril 30, 1770 – February 10, 1857
2. William ClarkAugust 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838
3. George BassJanuary 30, 1771 – February 5, 1803
4. Mungo ParkSeptember 11, 1771 – 1806
5. Richard Trevithick (this page)April 13, 1771 – April 22, 1833
6. Yuri LisyanskyApril 1, 1773 – February 22, 1837

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