Robert Whitworth (canal engineer)

Robert Whitworth
Born1734 (1734)
Sowerby, England
Died30 March 1799(1799-03-30) (aged 64–65)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationEngineer
ChildrenRobert and William Whitworth
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil
ProjectsCalder and Hebble Navigation, Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Robert Whitworth (1734 – 30 March 1799) was an English land surveyor and engineer, who learnt his trade under John Smeaton and James Brindley, and went on to become one of the leading canal engineers of his generation.