Fleming, Sir Sandford
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Sir Sandford Fleming

Born: January 7, 1827, Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Died: July 22, 1915, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Buried at: Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa

Accolades: Knighthood · Postage Stamp

Sir Sandford Fleming was an engineer and inventor, known for proposing worldwide standard time zones, Canada’s postage stamp, surveying and map making, engineering much of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and being a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal Canadian Institute.

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