Henry Bessemer
Henry Bessemer Born Henry Bessemer (1813-01-19)19 January 1813 Charlton, Hertfordshire, England Died 15 March 1898(1898-03-15) (aged 85) London Nationality English Occupation engineer and inventor Known for Development of the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel. Awards Albert Medal (1872) Sir Henry Bessemer (19 January 1813 – 15 March 1898) was an English engineer, inventor, and businessman. Bessemer's name is chiefly known in connection with the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel.