Rennie, George

3. December 1791 – 30. March 1866

An English mechanical engineer and inspector of the Royal Mint.

George Rennie’s father, John Rennie Senior (1761-1821) built the original Southwark Bridge in London.

In 1825 Johann Conrad Fischer visited this then famous engineer at his home in London.

Traveljournal 1825

A new business proposition in London, 10 July 1825
Business opportunities in the London Mint, 11 July 1825
The adventure with the pocketbook, 12 July 1825
Further business in London, 13 July 1825

Traveljournal 1846

Fischer inspects the atmospheric railway, 22 October 1846

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

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Cite as: Rennie, George. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7936, viewed on 4 June 2026.

[[title]] — George Rennie (lithograph by G. F. Nye, 1864)