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William Jessop

British civil engineer (1745-1814)
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William Jessop
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 23, 1745
Date of death
November 18, 1814
Place of birth
Plymouth
Place of death
Butterley Hall
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
Occupation
civil engineer, engineer
Position held
mayor of a place in England[11]
Spouse
Sarah Sawyer[7]
Child
John Jessop, William Jessop Junior[8][9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Jessop[13]
Given name
William[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Jessop he ויליאם ג'סופ ja ウィリアム・ジェソップ zh 威廉·杰索普
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000025746686
VIAF cluster ID
77125207
Library of Congress authority ID
n79111201
GND ID
119425106
British Museum person or institution ID
149159
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00555400
DDB person (GND) ID
119425106
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
004277
Dictionary of Scottish Architects ID
406809
FAST ID
43269
Freebase ID
/m/02cf17
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
3586
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000009054232677
KBR person ID
14120193
National Library of Wales Authority ID
jessop-william
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp02430
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
339705469
Open Library ID
OL4269632A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
37604
SNAC ARK ID
w6cq26kb
SNARC ID
Mitzach
Structurae person ID
1002633
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
10947
The Peerage person ID
p57870.htm#i578691
UK National Archives ID
F44147
Wellcome Collection concept ID
yh63kptq
WikiTree person ID
Jessop-1532
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrCXDHktQhwkJ3CPk4bd
Yale LUX ID
person/e5779443-360f-4824-8bb5-57ec112dce82

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Occupation 2
engineer, civil engineer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Family name 1
Jessop
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Plymouth
SNARC ID 1
Mitzach
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
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Summary

William Jessop was born on January 23, 1745[1], in Plymouth[2]. He died on November 18, 1814[3], in Butterley Hall[4]. He worked as a civil engineer[5] and engineer[6].

FAQs

Where was William Jessop born?

William Jessop was born in Plymouth[2].

Where did William Jessop die?

William Jessop passed away in Butterley Hall[4].

Who was William Jessop married to?

William Jessop's spouses include Sarah Sawyer[7].

What did William Jessop do for work?

William Jessop worked as a civil engineer[5] and engineer[6].

Related Entities

Plymouth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Plymouth
    Citizenship → —
    Child → John Jessop, William Jessop Junior
    Position held → mayor of a place in England
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32080|batch #32080]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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