Aaron Manby (ironmaster), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Aaron Manby (ironmaster)

British ironmaster

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1776

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1850

Profession: engineer, civil engineer, metallurgist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Aaron Manby (15 November 1776, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire – 1 December 1850, Isle of Wight) was an English civil engineer and the founder of the Horseley Ironworks, notable for the many fine iron canal bridges that it built.
The eponymous Aaron Manby steamboat was the first iron-hulled steamer to go to sea, and it was driven by Manby's patent Oscillating Engine, an effective and durable marine steam engine.