Henry Bessemer ( 1813 - 1898 )

Birth: Charlton, Hertfordshire, England (19 January 1813) Death: Denmark Hill, London (15 March 1898) Burial: Norwood cemetery, Surrey Career: In his father's business as a manufacturer of gold chains, and type founder; white metal art work trader, London (1830); invented a perforated die (1833); produced plumbago pencils; patented an amalgum of cast iron and steel, for gun manufacture; established a steel works, Sheffield, making guns and rails Honours: Kt 1879 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 12/06/1879.