Henry Shrapnel
British inventor
Lieutenant general Henry Shrapnel was a British Army officer whose name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell. Wikipedia
Born: June 3, 1761, Bradford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
Died: March 13, 1842 (age 80 years), Southampton, United Kingdom
Children: Henry Needham Scrope Shrapnel
Nationality: British
Grandchild: Edward Scrope Shrapnel
Partner: Esther Squires (1810–)
Parents: Zachariah Shrapnel and Lydia Needham