"George Stephenson"@en . . "Stephenson, George"@en . . "1848-08-12Z"^^ . "George Stephenson (9 June 1781 \u2013 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830. Renowned as the \"Father of Railways\", the Victorians considered him a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement, with self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praising his achievements."@en . "British engineer" . . "1781-06-09Z"^^ . "1781Z"^^ . "1848Z"^^ . . . . . . . .