Ardaseer Cursetjee ( 1808 - 1877 )

Birth: 06 October 1808 Death: Richmond, Surrey (16 November 1877) Indian ship builder and Engineer First Indian to have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Education: Career: Joined his father at the dockyards, being described as especially interested in steam engines. launched a 60-ton ship of his own design called the 'Indus' (1833).