John Robison (inventor)

Sir John Robison KH FRSE FRSSA (11 June 1778 – 7 March 1843) was a Scottish inventor and writer on scientific subjects.

He was born in Edinburgh on 11 June 1778, the son of Rachel Wright and John Robison.

Around 1795 he entered the cotton-spinning industry, first in Paisley and then moving south to Manchester.

[2] In the 1830s he is listed as living at 9 Atholl Crescent, a large townhouse in Edinburgh's west end.

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