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Sir John Isaac Thornycroft FRS (1 February 1843 – 28 June 1928) was an English shipbuilder, the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company and member of the Thornycroft family.

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  • John Isaac Thornycroft (de)
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  • John Thornycroft (pl)
  • John Isaac Thornycroft (sv)
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  • Sir John Isaac Thornycroft FRS (1 February 1843 – 28 June 1928) was an English shipbuilder, the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company and member of the Thornycroft family. (en)
  • John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928) – brytyjski inżynier, specjalista w zakresie budownictwa okrętowego. W 1877 roku zbudował dla marynarki brytyjskiej pierwszy torpedowiec. Udoskonalił torpedę. Założył firmę John I. Thornycroft & Company Limited (nazywaną popularnie Thornycroft) produkującą okręty. Posiadał tytuł szlachecki Sir. (pl)
  • John Isaac Thornycroft (Roma, 1843 – Bembridge, 1928) è stato un ingegnere inglese. Fratello dello scultore William Hamo Thornycroft, s'indirizzò fin dalla gioventù verso l'ingegneria navale e l', risultandone notevolmente interessato. Fu tra i pionieri nella costruzione di torpediniere e cacciatorpediniere che vennero talvolta utilizzati nella prima guerra mondiale. (it)
  • Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (* 1. Februar 1843 in Rom; † 28. Juni 1928 in , Isle of Wight) war britischer Ingenieur. Er war der Begründer der modernen Technik von Torpedobooten. Er schuf grundlegende Verbesserungen in der Konstruktion und Maschinerie von Torpedobooten der Royal Navy und baute das erste Torpedoboot für diese. Er war zu seiner Zeit so bekannt, dass Jules Verne sich auf seine Konstruktion bezog: – Jules Verne: Mathias Sandorf 1902 wurde er als Knight Bachelor geadelt. (de)
  • Sir John Isaac Thornycroft, född den 1 februari 1843 i Rom, död den 28 juni 1928 i Bembridge på Isle of Wight, var en brittisk fartygs- och maskinkonstruktör, son till skulptörerna och Mary Thornycroft. Thornycroft inrättade 1866 i Chiswick vid Themsen ett skeppsvarv och bidrog till utvecklingen av såväl skeppsbyggeriet som maskinväsendet, särskilt i riktning att uppnå höga farter hos fartygen. Han byggde 1871 en liten ångyacht, som med en längd av blott 15 meter lyckades uppnå den då mycket höga farten av 16 knop. (sv)
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  • Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (en)
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  • Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England (en)
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  • Via Sistina, Rome, Papal States (en)
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