Edwin Beard Budding

Edwin Beard Budding
Lawn mower invented by Edwin Budding, manufactured by JR&A Ransome of Ipswich, 1832
Born
Edwin Beard Budding

25 August 1796
Eastington, Gloucestershire, England
Died25 September 1846(1846-09-25) (aged 50)
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Occupations
  • Engineer
  • inventor
Known for
  • Inventing the lawnmower
  • Inventing the adjustable spanner

Edwin Beard Budding (25 August 1796 – 25 September 1846), an engineer born in Eastington, Stroud, Gloucestershire, was the English inventor of the lawnmower (1830) and adjustable spanner (1842).

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