James Wimshurst

The source records Poplar as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English inventor, engineer and shipwright

From Wikidata Q1670628

Birthplace

Poplar

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• David Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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