Abraham Darby II

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Abraham Darby (born March 12, 1711 in Coalbrookdale ; † March 31, 1763 there ; called Abraham Darby II ) was an English iron manufacturer and inventor . He is the son of Abraham Darby I .

Life

Abraham Darby II belonged to an English Quaker family who decisively developed metallurgy and iron refining in England in the 17th and 18th centuries . Abraham Darby took over his father's ironworks in 1730. Abraham Darby II is one of the major inventors, as he 1735 charcoal by coke , similar to the charcoal in kilns was recovered replaced. His son, Abraham Darby III (1750–1791), successfully continued the family business.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SClaus Bernet: anniversaries and memories 2011 . In: Quäker 1/2011, ISSN  1619-0394 , page 3
personal data
SURNAME Darby, Abraham II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Darby, Abraham
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English iron manufacturer and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1711
PLACE OF BIRTH Coalbrookdale
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1763
Place of death Coalbrookdale