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Robert Pearson Brereton
Born(1818-04-04)4 April 1818
Died1 September 1894(1894-09-01) (aged 76)
Occupationrailway engineer
Known forchief assistant to Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Robert Pearson Brereton (4 April 1818 – 1 September 1894) was an English railway engineer. He worked under Isambard Kingdom Brunel for more than twenty years and, following Brunel's death, completed many of his projects.

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