Joseph Whitworth
(1803-1887)
English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist
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Sir Joseph Whitworth, 1st Baronet FRS FRSA (21 December 1803 – 22 January 1887) was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads. Whitworth also created the Whitworth rifle, often called the "sharpshooter" because of its accuracy and considered one of the earliest examples of a sniper rifle.
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21 December 1803 Stockport
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22 January 1887 (aged 83) Monte Carlo, Monaco
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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