Joseph Barbe Léonard Danly | |
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| Born | 19 March 1839 Marcinelle, Belgium |
| Died | 1899 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Joseph Barbe Léonard Danly (19 March 1839 – 1899) was a Belgian engineer and businessperson. The operator of a forge in Aiseau, Belgium, in the 1880s he patented a construction system for prefabricated iron buildings known as the Danly system. Considered to be highly sophisticated in comparison with other prefabricated iron building systems of that era,[1] the Danly system was originally intended for use in the colony of Belgian Congo, but was also extensively used in other African colonies as well as in Latin America.[2]