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Hadfield , Sir , Robert Abbott , 1858-1940 , Baronet , metallurgist and industrialist
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Born, 1858; educated at Sheffield collegiate school; discovered of manganese steel, 1882; patented silicon steel, 1886; took over the family steel business; chairman and managing director of Hadfields Steel Foundry Company, 1888-1940; fellow of the Royal Society, 1909; died, 1940.