Alexander Mitchell (engineer)
Alexander Mitchell | |
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1873 portrait of Mitchell, by Richard Hooke, with Dundalk Bay and lighthouse to rear | |
| Born | 13 April 1780 |
| Died | 25 June 1868 (aged 88) Near Belfast, Ireland |
| Education | Belfast Royal Academy |
| Known for | Screw-pile lighthouse |
| Notable work | |
| Awards | Telford Medal (1848) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineering |
| Significant design | Screw piles |
Alexander Mitchell MICE (13 April 1780 – 25 June 1868) was an Irish engineer who from 1802 was blind. He is known as the inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse.