Canvass White
Canvass White | |
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White depicted in an 1871 illustration | |
| Born | September 8, 1790 Whitestown, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1834 (aged 44) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Fairfield Academy |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineer |
| Projects | Erie Canal, Delaware and Raritan Canal |
| Significant advance | Rosendale cement |
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Canvass White (September 8, 1790 – December 18, 1834) was an American engineer and inventor. He was chief engineer at the Delaware and Raritan Canal and he patented Rosendale cement, which became the dominant cement in the United States until 1900.