John Metcalf

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John Metcalf was an 18th-century English civil engineer and road builder, famously known as "Blind Jack of Knaresborough" for his successful career despite losing his sight.

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instanceOf 18th-century engineer ⓘ
British person ⓘ
English person ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ
human ⓘ
road builder ⓘ
ageAtOnsetOfDisability about 6 years ⓘ
causeOfDisability smallpox ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1717 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1810 ⓘ
describedIn Blind Jack of Knaresborough (biographical accounts) ⓘ
employer turnpike trusts ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
fieldOfWork road engineering ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ
hasDisability blindness ⓘ
hasParticularSignificance history of British road building ⓘ
history of civil engineering ⓘ
hasRelative spouse (name not widely documented) ⓘ
hasWorkLocation Yorkshire ⓘ
northern England ⓘ
linked to: Northern England
knownFor constructing roads across difficult terrain ⓘ
designing roads with good drainage ⓘ
early pioneer of road construction before Telford and McAdam ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name John Metcalf ⓘ
nickname Blind Jack of Knaresborough ⓘ
notableFor building turnpike roads in northern England ⓘ
successful engineering career despite blindness ⓘ
occupation carrier ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ
contractor ⓘ
guide ⓘ
road builder ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
Knaresborough ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Spofforth ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
religion Christianity (inferred, Church of England context) ⓘ
linked to: Church of England
residence Knaresborough ⓘ
Yorkshire ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Metcalf → hasNotableBearer → John Metcalf ⓘ
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