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John Hughes

John Hughes

Engineer and businessman
John James Hughes was a Welsh engineer, businessman and founder of the city of Donetsk. The village was originally named Yuzovka after Hughes, formally becoming a town in May 1917 and later, in 1924, being renamed to Stalino; in 1961, the name was... Wikipedia
Died: June 29, 1889 (age 75 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Organization founded: Donetsk Metallurgical Plant
Known for: Founder of the city of Donetsk
Fields: Engineer, businessman
Resting place: West Norwood Cemetery