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John Rennie FRSE FRS was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.

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John Rennie FRSE FRS was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.

What is the city or country of John Rennie's birth?

Phantassie
Aberdeen
Glendinning
Southwark

John Rennie was born in Phantassie, United Kingdom.
Phantassie is an agricultural hamlet near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.

John Rennie Docks And Harbours Fact

Rennie was also responsible for designing and building docks at Hull, Liverpool, Greenock, London (London, East India and West India docks), and Leith and improving the harbours and dockyards at Chatham, Devonport, Portsmouth, Holyhead, Ramsgate, Sheerness, Howth and Dunleary.

When was John Rennie born?

Jan 1, 1756
Aug 9, 1757
Jun 7, 1761
Oct 26, 1781

Which of these pictures is of John Rennie?

Which award did John Rennie receive in 1788?

SPFA Players' Player Of The Year
Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Edinburgh
Scottish Engineering Hall Of Fame
Fellow Of The Royal Society

John Rennie received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Scottish Engineering Hall Of Fame (2014)
Fellow Of The Royal Society (1798)
Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Edinburgh (1788)

John Rennie Bridges Fact

Over the next few years Rennie also attained a deserved reputation as a builder of bridges, combining stone with new cast-iron techniques to create previously unheard-of low, wide, elliptical arches.

When did John Rennie receive the [url class="tippy_vc" href="#51055437"]Scottish Engineering Hall Of Fame[/url]?

When did John Rennie receive the Scottish Engineering Hall Of Fame?

2014
2013
2009
2017

John Rennie received a number of awards, a few of which are listed here:

Scottish Engineering Hall Of Fame (2014)
Fellow Of The Royal Society (1798)
Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Edinburgh (1788)

John Rennie Docks And Harbours Fact

Much patched and decrepit, the quay was virtually rebuilt, though along the original line, between 1775 and 1785 by the landlord, Daniel Delacherois, probably with the help of John Smeaton, the distinguished civil engineer who had made earlier more elaborate plans for extending the harbour, and who had just rebuilt Portpatrick harbour.

What was the date of John Rennie's death?

Dec 3, 1850
Oct 4, 1821
Apr 11, 1822
May 29, 1832

On Oct 4, 1821, John Rennie passed away at the age of 60.

John Rennie Family And Death Fact

In 1790 he married Martha Ann Mackintosh (d.1806), daughter of E. Mackintosh, and by her had seven children, two of whom, George and John, became notable engineers.

John Rennie is a citizen of [url class="tippy_vc" href="#96"]England[/url].[br]Is this true or false?

John Rennie is a citizen of England.
Is this true or false?

True
False

John Rennie holds citizenship in the following countries:

United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
Great Britain

John Rennie Bridges Fact

Waterloo Bridge, over the River Thames in London (1811–1817), with its nine equal arches and perfectly flat roadway, is thought to have been influenced by Thomas Harrison's design of Skerton Bridge over the River Lune in Lancaster.

Where did John Rennie pass away?

Edinburgh
Kensington Palace Gardens
Stamford Street
Westminster

John Rennie passed away in Stamford Street (United Kingdom).
Stamford Street is a street in Lambeth and Southwark, London, England, just south of the River Thames.

John Rennie Canals And Waterways Fact

His early projects included the Stowmarket Navigation (River Gipping) in 1791, the Lancaster Canal (started 1792), the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation (1793), the Crinan Canal (1794–1801), Rudyard Lake (1797) and the Rochdale Canal, which passes through difficult country between Rochdale and Todmorden (1799).

Which of the following is married or has been married to John Rennie?

Catherine Jane Harris
Sarah Sawyer
Jane Smith
Martha Ann Mackintosh

Martha Ann Mackintosh is or was John Rennie's spouse.

John Rennie Canals And Waterways Fact

In 1802 he revised the plans for the Royal Canal of Ireland from Dublin to the Shannon near Longford.

Where was John Rennie educated?

University Of Glasgow
Aberystwyth University
University Of Edinburgh
University Of Bradford

John Rennie went to school at University Of Edinburgh.
The University of Edinburgh is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

John Rennie Distinguishing Characteristics Fact

He was devoted to his profession, and, though he was a man of strong frame and capable of great endurance, his incessant labours shortened his life.

In which of the following organizations has John Rennie been a member?[br](Select 2 answers)

In which of the following organizations has John Rennie been a member?
(Select 2 answers)

John Murray
Bavarian Academy Of Sciences And Humanities
International Association Of Research Institutes In The History Of Art (RIHA)
Royal Society

The following organizations have been among those that John Rennie has been a part of:

Title	Date	Image
Royal Society	1798
Bavarian Academy Of Sciences And Humanities
Royal Society Of Edinburgh

John Rennie Early Years Fact

After a short stay at Soho he left for London in 1784 to take charge of the works at the Albion Flour Mills, Blackfriars, for which Boulton & Watt were building a steam-engine.

What is John Rennie's place of burial?

Church Of St John The Evangelist, Edinburgh
Old Calton Cemetery
St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey

John Rennie was buried in St Paul's Cathedral , City Of LondonUnited Kingdom. St Pauls Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London.

John Rennie Technical Innovator Fact

He is generally credited with the invention of a form of steam-dredging machine with a chain of buckets, but in this he seems to have been anticipated by Sir Samuel Bentham.