. . "1794Z"^^ . "Roebuck, John"@en . "English inventor" . "1718Z"^^ . "1794-07-17Z"^^ . . . "John Roebuck"@en . . "This article is about the English inventor. For the 19th century British politician, see John Arthur Roebuck.John Roebuck FRS (1718 \u2013 17 July 1794) was an English inventor and industrialist who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid."@en . .