Sir William Congreve

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Sir William Congreve was a British military inventor and artillery officer best known for developing the Congreve rocket, an early and influential form of military rocket artillery in the early 19th century.

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Congreve 2
Sir William Congreve canonical 2
William Congreve 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person ⓘ
artillery officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1772 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1828 ⓘ
developed Congreve rocket ⓘ
linked to: Congreve rockets
employer British Army ⓘ
era Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
familyName Congreve ⓘ
fieldOfWork artillery ⓘ
military technology ⓘ
rocketry ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasTitle baronet ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
influenced early 19th-century rocket artillery ⓘ
knownFor development of the Congreve rocket ⓘ
pioneering military rocket artillery ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Artillery ⓘ
name William Congreve ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nobleTitle Baronet Congreve ⓘ
notableWork Congreve rocket ⓘ
linked to: Congreve rockets
occupation artillery officer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
usedFor military rocket artillery ⓘ

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Congreve rockets → developer → Sir William Congreve ⓘ
Congreve rockets → namedAfter → Sir William Congreve ⓘ
Sir William Congreve → familyName → Congreve ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Congreve
Mysorean rockets → studiedBy → William Congreve ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Congreve
Walter Congreve → familyName → Congreve ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Congreve