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Abraham Darby I

Ironmaster: first successful use of coke in smelting

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Instance of: human
Born: 14 April 1678
Died: 8 March 1717
Place of birth: Dudley
Place of death: Coalbrookdale
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Abraham
Father: John Darby
Child: Abraham Darby II, Samuel Darby
Occupation: entrepreneur, inventor, metallurgist, engineer
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
place of burial: Shropshire

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Subject of

Darby, Abraham (DNB00)
Darby, Abraham

Parent of

Abraham Darby II
Samuel Darby

Child of

John Darby

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