"British architect and engineer" . . "1765Z"^^ . . . . "Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 \u2013 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing."@en . "Nicholson, Peter"@en . "1765-07-20Z"^^ . "1844Z"^^ . . . "1844-06-18Z"^^ . . "Peter Nicholson"@en . "Engraved portrait of Nicholson from the frontispiece of his Guide to Railway Masonry"@en .