Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Mechanical Engineers, including Nikola Tesla, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Albert Göring, Henry Gantt and Ludwig Prandtl

Famous 19th Century Mechanical Engineers

Nikola TeslaNikola Tesla
10 July 1856, Austrian, American
Inventor, Father of Radio
Rudolf DieselRudolf Diesel
18 March 1858, German, French
Inventor of Diesel Engine

Gustaf Dalén Gustaf Dalén
30 November 1869, Swedish
Inventor of Automatic Regulators, AGA Cookers,

Aurel StodolaAurel Stodola
10 May 1859, Slovak
Engineer

Kate GleasonKate Gleason
25 November 1865, American
Mechanical Engineer

Frederick Winslow TaylorFrederick Winslow Taylor
20 March 1856, American
Tennis player, Engineer, Economist, Golfer,
Albert GöringAlbert Göring
09 March 1895, Austrian, German
Mechanical engineer

Hugo JunkersHugo Junkers
03 February 1859, German
Engineer

Ben ChifleyBen Chifley
22 September 1885, Australian
Politician
Alfred VailAlfred Vail
25 September 1807, American
Machinist

George PullmanGeorge Pullman
03 March 1831, American
Engineer
Marc Isambard BrunelMarc Isambard Brunel
25 April 1769, French, American
Engineer

Henry GanttHenry Gantt
20 May 1861, American
Engineer

John GarandJohn Garand
01 January 1888, Canadian, American
Designer

Harry FergusonHarry Ferguson
04 November 1884, British, Northern Irish
Mechanic

Nigel GresleyNigel Gresley
19 June 1876, British
Engineer
Sandford FlemingSandford Fleming
07 January 1827, Canadian, Scottish
Engineer

Henry M. LelandHenry M. Leland
14 February 1843, American
Machinist

Ludwig PrandtlLudwig Prandtl
04 February 1875, German
Physicist, Mechanical engineer, University teacher

Charles Algernon ParsonsCharles Algernon Parsons
13 June 1854, Irish, British
Engineer
Carl von LindeCarl von Linde
11 June 1842, German
Scientist

Henry MaudslayHenry Maudslay
22 August 1771, British
Innovator
Gustaf de LavalGustaf de Laval
09 May 1845, Swedish
Engineer

Elmer Ambrose SperryElmer Ambrose Sperry
12 October 1860, American
Inventor

Jacob PerkinsJacob Perkins
09 July 1766, American
Inventor
Nathanael Greene HerreshoffNathanael Greene Herreshoff
18 March 1848, American
Naval Architect

Laurens HammondLaurens Hammond
11 January 1895, American
Engineer
Samuel BenthamSamuel Bentham
11 January 1757, British
Engineer

William FroudeWilliam Froude
28 November 1810, British
Engineer

Simon LakeSimon Lake
04 September 1866, American
Mechanical engineer
Dugald ClerkDugald Clerk
31 March 1854, British, Scottish
Engineer

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Emil RathenauEmil Rathenau
11 December 1838, German
Entrepreneur
Matthew MurrayMatthew Murray
1765 AD, British
Engineer

Daniel GoochDaniel Gooch
24 August 1816, British
Engineer

James Henry GreatheadJames Henry Greathead
06 August 1844, British, South African
Civil Engineer

Arthur WoolfArthur Woolf
31 October 1766, British
Engineer
Amos WhitneyAmos Whitney
08 October 1832, American
Mechanical engineer
Alexander Lyman HolleyAlexander Lyman Holley
20 July 1832, American
Mechanical Engineer

Andrew MeikleAndrew Meikle
05 May 1719, Scottish
Engineer

Joseph ClementJoseph Clement
13 June 1779, British
Engineer

Toshiwo DokoToshiwo Doko
15 September 1896, Japanese
Engineer
Francis A. PrattFrancis A. Pratt
15 February 1827, American
Mechanical Engineer

Alphonse Beau de RochasAlphonse Beau de Rochas
09 April 1815, French
Engineer

William SellersWilliam Sellers
19 September 1824, American
Mechanical engineer

John FritzJohn Fritz
21 August 1822, American
Pioneer

Claude Antoine, comte Prieur-DuvernoisClaude Antoine, comte Prieur-Duvernois
02 December 1763, French
Engineer
John HeathcoatJohn Heathcoat
07 August 1783, British
Inventor

Charles RenardCharles Renard
23 November 1847, French
Military Engineer
George Henry CorlissGeorge Henry Corliss
02 June 1817, American
Mechanical engineer

Nathan ReadNathan Read
02 July 1759, American
Engineer

Philippe LebonPhilippe Lebon
29 May 1767, French
Engineer
Karl TerzaghiKarl Terzaghi
02 October 1883, Austrian, American
Mechanical engineer

Johann Georg BodmerJohann Georg Bodmer
06 December 1786, Swiss
Swiss inventor
Robert HoeRobert Hoe
29 October 1784, British, American
Machinist

Henri-Émile BazinHenri-Émile Bazin
10 January 1829, French
Engineer

Henry BellHenry Bell
07 April 1767, Scottish
Engineer

Joshua FieldJoshua Field
1786 AD, British
Civil engineer

Herbert Thacker HerrHerbert Thacker Herr
19 March 1876, American
Engineer
William George Armstrong, Baron ArmstrongWilliam George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong
26 November 1810, British
Engineer

Alfred BrandtAlfred Brandt
03 September 1846, German
Engineer