Sandford Fleming

Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a prolific Canadian engineer and inventor, known for the introduction of Universal Standard Time, Canada's first postage stamp, a huge body of surveying and map making, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a founding member of the Royal Society of Canada and founder of the Royal Canadian Institute, a science organization in Toronto.

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January 7 - 1827 - July 22 - 1915 - Canadian - Universal Standard Time - Postage stamp - Surveying - Map making - Intercolonial Railway - Canadian Pacific Railway - Royal Society of Canada - Royal Canadian Institute - Toronto

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