Charles Gascoigne | |
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| Born | 1737 |
| Died | 1 August 1806 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent(s) | Captain Woodroffe Gascoigne Grizel Elphinstone |
| Relatives | Charles Elphinstone, 9th Lord Elphinstone (maternal grandfather) |
Charles Gascoigne (1737–1806) was British industrialist at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Gascoigne was an architect, mechanic, inventor, businessman and industrialist. He spent the final twenty years of his life in the Russian Empire, gaining fame as an engineer-inventor, entrepreneur, and specialist in production.
Gascoigne is regarded as the founder of the industrial city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, in 1795.[1]
- ^ "The surprising British origins of eastern Ukraine". Washington Post. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2023.