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Louis Brennan

Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1852-1932)
Person human Q1871553

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
February 28, 1852
Date of death
January 17, 1932
Place of birth
Castlebar
Place of death
Montreux
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia[9][10][11]
Occupation
inventor, railway engineer, engineer
Award received
Companion of the Order of the Bath[12]
Cause of death
traffic collision[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography, 1892[17]
Family name
Brennan[15]
Given name
Louis[16]
P14536
410469[20]
Place of burial
St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green[8]
Writing language
English[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Louis Brennan en Louis Philip Brennan fa لوئیس برنان ja ルイス・ブレナン zh 路易斯·布倫南
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000021501745
VIAF cluster ID
52993614
Library of Congress authority ID
n80119951
GND ID
1089108060
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Louis Brennan.jpg ↗
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
brennan-louis-3048
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
000927
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P000081b
FAST ID
60878
Freebase ID
/m/041__p
Geni.com profile ID
6000000183445193867
Grace's Guide ID
Louis_Philip_Brennan
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Knowledge Graph for Irish History person ID
person/Brennan_Louis_c20/v126kxk
NLA Trove people ID
1469676
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001091825
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
21603728X
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32051
People Australia ID
3048
Prabook ID
742275
Ricorso author ID
b/Brennan_L/life
UK National Archives ID
F52537
Yale LUX ID
person/91dbc69b-1484-4f0d-8b61-5e3f828b73fc

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland
Cause of death 1
traffic collision
Family name 1
Brennan
Given name 1
Louis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
Gyro monorail
Occupation 1
inventor
Place of birth 1
Castlebar
Place of burial 1
St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green
Place of death 1
Montreux
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Designed by 1
Brennan torpedo
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Gyro monorail
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Summary

Louis Brennan was born on February 28, 1852[1], in Castlebar[2]. He died on January 17, 1932[3], in Montreux[4]. He worked as an inventor[5], railway engineer[6], and engineer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Louis Brennan include Gyro monorail[21].

Why It Matters

Louis Brennan is credited with the discovery of Gyro monorail[22]. Entities named for him include Gyro monorail[21].

FAQs

Where was Louis Brennan born?

Louis Brennan's place of birth was Castlebar[2].

Where did Louis Brennan die?

Louis Brennan passed away in Montreux[4].

What did Louis Brennan do for work?

Louis Brennan worked as an inventor[5], railway engineer[6], and engineer[7].

What awards did Louis Brennan receive?

Honors received include Companion of the Order of the Bath[12].

What did Louis Brennan discover?

Louis Brennan is credited as discoverer of Gyro monorail[22].

Related Entities

Australia Ireland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 410469
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Place of birth → Castlebar
    Citizenship → —
    Given name → Louis
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32074|batch #32074]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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