A crewed submersible capable of reaching depths of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) was named Ictineu 3 honouring Monturiol's inventions, Ictineo I and Ictineo II
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Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol was a Spanish lawyer, artist, journalist, newspaper publisher and engineer born in Figueres, Catalonia. He was the inventor of the first air-independent and combustion-engine-driven submarine.
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business · Spanish submarine inventor (1819–1885) · engineer · submariner · inventor · journalist · politician · businessperson · shipbuilder · also Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, Narcís Monturiol, Narcis Monturiol i Estarriol, Estarriol
Born 28 September 1819 · Died 6 September 1885 · Q713959
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1987· 1 entry
(purportedly his death centennial; the reason for the discrepancy is unclear)
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1885· 2 entries
Died 1885-09-06.
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In Sant Martí de Provençals, now a suburb of Barcelona
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1873· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Congress during Sexenio Democrático (1873–1874).
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1858· 1 entry
Monturiol presented his project in a scientific thesis, titled The Ictineo (Fish-Ship)
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1849· 1 entry
The government curtailed his publishing activities, and he turned his attention to science and engineering instead
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1846· 1 entry
The same year he married his wife Emilia
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1819· 1 entry
Born 1819-09-28.
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