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Sir John Fowler circa 1868

Forth Railway Bridge, which opened in 1890. Fowler's was a long and eminent career, spanning most of the 19th century's railway expansion, and he was engineer, adviser or consultant to many British and foreign railway companies and governments. He was the youngest president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
, between 1865 and 1867, and his major works represent a lasting legacy of Victorian engineering.

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