Abraham Darby II

Abraham Darby ( born March 12 in 1711 in Coalbrookdale, † March 31, 1763 ibid, called Abraham Darby II ) was an English ironmaster and inventor. He is the son of Abraham Darby I.

Life

Abraham Darby II belonged to an English Quaker family that decisive developed metallurgy and iron finishing in England in the 17th and 18th centuries. Abraham Darby took over in 1730 the father's ironworks. Abraham Darby II is one of the most important inventors, since he 1735 charcoal by coke, which was obtained similar to the charcoal in kilns replaced. His son, Abraham Darby III (1750-1791), continued the family business continued successfully.