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Robert Whitehead
English engineer (1823–1905)
For other people named Robert Whitehead, see Robert Whitehead (disambiguation).
Robert Whitehead | |
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| Born | (1823-01-03)3 January 1823 Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | 14 November 1905(1905-11-14) (aged 82) Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, England, UK[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | England |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Frances Maria Johnston |
| Children | |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Developed the first self-propelled torpedo |
Robert Whitehead (3 January 1823 – 14 November 1905) was an English engineer who was most famous for developing the first effective self-propelled naval torpedo.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Bolton, England, the son of James Whitehead, a cotton-bleacher, and his wife Ellen Whitehead née Swift. He trained as an engineer and draughtsman, and attended the Mechanics' Institute, Manchester.[2]
His first professional employment was at a shipyard in Toulon, France, for Philip Taylor & Sons,[2] and then as a consultant engineer in Milan, Italy. He then moved to Trieste, on the Adriatic coast of Austria.
Whitehead's work in Trieste was noticed by the owners of Fonderia Metalli, a metal foundry in the nearby city of F
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Robert Whitehead
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Robert Whitehead exemplifies the promised life student’s of theatre dream of.
Hearing him, you want his life. Having said that, it is not always that easy. He too has walked the path of struggle-with-self, of feast and famine, and never for one moment does he discount the value of television, grateful that it helped him through the fallow years, giving him a secure income and for making him a minor celebrity as Barker Haynes in Isidingo.
However, the good years in theatre were very good, experiencing first-hand the exemplary talents of the Brickhill-Burkes; of going on a theatrical romp with the likes of Janice Honeyman and her fantastical, sometimes bawdy, genius, Forbidden Fruits, An Arabian Night… He has directed innumerable plays for Pieter Toerien, magnificent productions like M. Butterfly and has stories to tell of directing Annaline Kriel. He has shared the stage with our most glamorous stars like Moira Lister and navigated his way around theatre egos like Robert Kirby and Taubie Kushlick. He has also researched and adapted his own plays – Sweeney Todd for the Market.
Taking an honest, wry look at his life, Robert is amused and would not change a thing. He has dared, he has ventured and ultimately, he has had fun with an enormous volume of work to