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1813 – 1898Henry Bessemer (1813-1898)Died 15 March 1898, aged 85Henry Bessemer was an English engineer who invented the Bessemer process, the first inexpensive method for mass-producing steel from molten pig iron. His innovation underpinned the rapid industrial and railway expansion of the late 19th century. He died in London on 15 March 1898.