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Sir Benjamin Baker: Born on 31 March 1840 in Keyford, now part of Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Deceased on 19 May 1907 in Pangbourne, England, United Kingdom.
Education: Apprentice at the ironworks Price & Fox, Neath Abbey (South Wales)
1862 - 1898.
Works in John Fowler's office; directs the construction of the London underground, 1867. Refitting work on three Telford Bridges: Menai Straits Bridge, Buildwas Bridge, and the Severn River Bridge near Gloucester; Cooperation on the Encyclopedia Britannica, 1882 - 1890.
Designs the Firth of Forth Bridge with John Fowler; Asswan Dam on the Nile
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Biography with list of works, related literature and bibliography.