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John Cockerill

1790 - 1840

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John Cockerill (3 August 1790 – 9 June 1840) was an English-born industrialist who became a prominent businessman in Belgium. Born at Haslingden, Lancashire, England, he was brought by his father (British entrepreneur William Cockerill) to the Liège region, where he continued the family tradition of building wool-processing machinery. He founded an ironworks named John Cockerill & Cie. (English: John Cockerill & Company). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cockerill is the 402nd most popular businessperson (down from 294th in 2019), the 2,810th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,947th in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, John Cockerill ranks 402 out of 847. Before him are Steve Jackson, Ida Straus, Howard Schultz, Peter Lynch, Edwin Drake, and Roy E. Disney. After him are Elisabeth Abegg, Mikhail Prokhorov, Gerard Philips, Christophe de Margerie, Allen Klein, and Alan Lomax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, John Cockerill ranks 33. Before him are Letitia Christian Tyler, Juan Álvarez, Manuel Blanco Encalada, William Smith, Johann Jakob Heckel, and Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger. After him are James Pradier, Juan Lindo, Ghezo, Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella, Ferenc Kölcsey, and Ludwig Emil Grimm. Among people deceased in 1840, John Cockerill ranks 35. Before him are Anne Lister, Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Franz Meyen, Karl Otfried Müller, Carl Blechen, and Frances Burney. After him are Joseph Johann von Littrow, José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, Anthony Carlisle, Johann Michael Vogl, Sidney Smith, and John Adair.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Cockerill ranks 2,811 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Hakluyt (1552), John Terry (1980), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Harold Laski (1893), and Vanessa Angel (1966). After him are Alexander Albon (1996), Gilbert Walker (1868), Bobby Sands (1954), William Turner (1510), George Rooke (1650), and Toby Jones (1966).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, John Cockerill ranks 25. Before him are Isabella Beeton (1836), Edward Colston (1636), Alfred Edwards (1850), David Richards (1952), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), and Steve Jackson (1951). After him are Stafford Beer (1926), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Christopher O'Neill (1974), B. C. Forbes (1880), Angus Ogilvy (1928), and Ken Aston (1915).

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