John Loudon McAdam

Also known as John Loudon Macadam

Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1756 births, 1836 deaths and 18th-century Scottish businesspeople.

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1756–1836
Nationality: GB
Role / Field: Przemysl, Budownictwo
Language: eng
Gender: Male

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Key facts

Born: 23 September 1756 , Ayr , Scotland
Died: 26 November 1836 (1836-11-26) (aged 80), Moffat , Dumfriesshire , Scotland
Citizenship: Scottish
Significant advance: Macadamisation

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: Ayr
Place of death: Moffat
Occupation: inventor
Languages spoken: English language
Image: John Loudon McAdam.jpg

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place of burial: Scotland
Commons category: John Loudon McAdam
date of death: 1836-11-26
date of birth: 1756-09-21
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: John Loudon McAdam

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Encyclopedic overview

John Loudon McAdam, 1830, National Gallery, London

John Loudon McAdam (23 September 1756 – 26 November 1836) was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface, using controlled materials of mixed particle size and predetermined structure, that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.

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