Thomas Yeoman | |
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Born | 1709 or 1710 Probably Somerset, England |
Died | 23 January 1781 (age about 70) |
Resting place | Bunhill Fields |
Occupations | |
Known for | First president of the Society of Civil Engineers |
Notable work | Limehouse Cut |
Thomas Yeoman (1709 or 1710 – 23 January 1781) was a millwright, surveyor and civil engineer who played a significant part in the early industrial revolution and became the first president of the first engineering society in the world, the Society of Civil Engineers, now known as the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers.