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Fellow of the Royal Society
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Dugald Clerk
1854-03-31 – 1932-11-12
Life & Legacy
Sir Dugald Clerk (sometimes written as Dugald Clark) KBE, LLD FRS (1854, Glasgow – 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey) was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine
in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881. He was a graduate of Anderson's University in Glasgow (now the University of Strathclyde), and Yorkshire College, Leeds (now the University of Leeds). He formed the intellectual property firm with George Croydon Marks, called Marks & Clerk. He was knighted on 24 August 1917.
Occupation & Career
inventor
Education
University of Leeds; University of Strathclyde
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the Royal Society; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Royal Medal; Albert Medal
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Albert Medal · Fellow of the Royal Society · Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Royal Medal
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Society of London
Education & Institutions
University of Leeds · University of Strathclyde
Verified Legacy Record
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Royal Medal
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Albert Medal
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Sources & Provenance
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