Brunel, Isambard Kingdom

9. April 1806 – 15. September 1859

A British engineer known for the construction of railways, bridges and steamships.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the son of Marc Isambard Brunel.

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Cite as: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7772, viewed on 7 June 2025.

[[title]] — Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the Great Eastern (photograph by Robert Howlett, 1857)