death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
richmond , united kingdom november 16 , 1877 bombay , british india october 6 , 1808 ardaseer cursetjee
 ardaseer cursetjee wadia engineer
ardaseer cursetjee

ardaseer cursetjee -lrb- wadia -rrb- frs -lrb- october 6 , 1808 -- november 16 , 1877 -rrb- was an indian shipbuilder and engineer .
he is noted for having been the first indian to be elected a fellow of the royal society .
he is also recorded as having introduced several -lrb- at the time -rrb- novel technologies to the city of bombay -lrb- now mumbai -rrb- , including gas lighting , the sewing machine , steam pump-driven irrigation and electro-plating .
