John Scott Russell

British naval engineer (1808–1882).

Born May 9th, 1808 in Glasgow.

Died June 8th, 1882 at 74 years old in Ventnor.

Occupations
civil engineer, military engineer
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe