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John Smeaton: Quick Facts

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Born June 8, 1724 • England
Died October 28, 1792 (aged 68) • England
Founder Smeatonian Society
Awards And Honors Copley Medal (1759)

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Smeaton, detail of an engraving by W. Bromley, 1798, after a portrait by J. Brown
Smeaton's Tower, a red and white striped lighthouse, stands on a grassy area overlooking the water at Plymouth Hoe in Plymouth, England.
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