List of Famous people named Birdsill

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Birdsill Holly

First Name Birdsill
Born on November 8, 1820
Died on April 27, 1894 (aged 73)

Birdsill Holly Jr. was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices. He is known for inventing mechanical devices that improved city water systems and patented an improved fire hydrant that is similar to those used currently for firefighting. Holly was a co-inventor of the Silsby steam fire engine. He founded the Holly Manufacturing Company that developed into the larger Holly Steam Combination Company that distributed heat from a central station and developed commercial district heating for cities in the United States and Canada.

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