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| Born | Arthur John Rowledge 30 July 1876 Peterborough, England |
| Died | 11 December 1957 (aged 81) Derby, England |
| Nationality | British |
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Arthur John Rowledge (30 July 1876 – 11 December 1957) was an English engineer who designed the Napier Lion aero engine and was a key figure in the development of the inter-war Rolls-Royce aero piston engines, including the Rolls-Royce Kestrel and the Rolls-Royce Merlin.[2]
- ^ Rubbra, A. A. (1958). "Arthur John Rowledge 1876-1957". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4: 215–223. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0019.
- ^ Lumsden 2003, p. 14.