Person Donkin; Bryan (1768 - 1855) Donkin Bryan 1768 - 1855 British Male Fountain Hall, Sandoe, Northumberland, England 22 March 1768 6 The Paragon, New Kent Road, London 27 February 1855

6 Paragon, Kent Road, London (1837)

Civil engineer Astronomy Career: Assistant working on the estate of the Duke of Dorset, Knole Park, Sevenoaks; apprenticed, at the recommendation of John Smeaton (FRS 1753) to John Hall, Dartford (1775); involved in developing an improved machine for paper-making (1802); in charge of a works for producing such machinery, Spa Road, Bermondsey (1803); patented various inventions, including a steel pen; involved in founding the Institution of Civil Engineers (1818); Member, Committee of the Thames Tunnel Company (1824); built an observatory at his house, New Kent Road; retired (1846); his machines won a Gold Medal at the Great Exhibition (1851) Memberships: FRAS; MICE; FRSA (1803); Phrenological Society of Edinburgh Son of John Donkin of Sandoe; married (1798) Mary Brame, daughter of Peter Brame, nurseryman Fellow 18/01/1838 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1854-1855 vol 7 pp 586-589 References: Transactions of the Newcomen Society, vol 27 (1949-1951) A brief account of Bryan Donkin, FRS and of the company he founded 150 years ago - The Bryan Donkin Company Limited, Chesterfield (The Bryan Donkin Company Limited, 1953) RH Clapperton, The Paper-making machine: its invention, evolution and development (Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1967), pp 305-330 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 22 Mar 1768 - 27 Feb 1855 NA7570 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 15/09/2023 RS_NET\HirraA Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/1776149296269180670001 0ab40675-b04c-4b61-9906-7c1327b4ad32