William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong_
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Born
Newcastle upon Tyne
Birthday
Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Monday)
Died
Birthplace
Nationality
Spouse
Margaret Ramshaw (1835)
Parents
William Armstrong, Anne Potter
Residences
Cragside
Education
King James I Academy, Newcastle University, Royal Grammar School
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
马 Horse
Name Origin
English < Proto-Germanic (*Wiljahelmaz)
Popularity
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong: English inventor, scientist, engineer, industrialist (1810-1900).
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne (died at age 90).
4 awards including Albert Medal.
Studied at King James I Academy.
AWARDS (4)
B
Albert Medal
WON
B
Companion of the Order of the Bath
WON
B
Fellow of the Royal Society
WON
B
Knight Bachelor
WON
Biography
William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, inventor and philanthropist. In collaboration with the architect Richard Norman Shaw, he built Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. He is regarded as the inventor of modern artillery.
Connections (4)
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