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1806 – 1859Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859)Died 15 September 1859, aged 53Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English engineer renowned for the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and pioneering steamships including the SS Great Eastern. He died shortly after suffering a stroke, days after the Great Eastern's sea trials were marred by an explosion. He remains one of the most celebrated engineers of the Victorian era.