Robert Stephenson Death Cause and Date

Robert Stephenson's Death

Born (Birthday) October 16, 1803

Death Date October 12, 1859

Age of Death 55 years

Cause of Death Pleurisy

Profession Engineer

The engineer Robert Stephenson died at the age of 55. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Railway pioneer who is widely considered one of the most important engineers of the nineteenth century. He was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and Institution of Civil Engineers.

His father is George Stephenson, who built the first public railway for steam engines.