Jonathan Hornblower

Jonathan Hornblower
Born(1753-07-05)5 July 1753
Died23 February 1815(1815-02-23) (aged 61)
Penryn, Cornwall, England
Resting placeSt Gluvias
Known forcompound steam engine, Double beat valve
Spouses
Rosamund Phillips
(m. 1775)
  • Elizabeth Jordan
Children2
FatherJonathan Hornblower
RelativesJabez Carter Hornblower (brother)
Josiah Hornblower (uncle)

Jonathan Hornblower (5 July 1753 – 23 February 1815)[1] was an English pioneer of steam power.

  1. ^ Richard L. Hills, 'Hornblower, Jonathan (1753–1815)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Oct 2007