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  1. 1769-1849. British engineer and inventor, and
  2. father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He
  3. constructed the Rotherhithe tunnel under the
  4. river Thames in London from Wapping to
  5. Rotherhithe 1825-43. Born in France, he came
  6. to England in 1799, did engineering work for
  7. the Admiralty, and improved the port of
  8. Liverpool.
  9.