1912

Osborne Reynolds

Countries: Ireland

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Professor of engineering. FRS. Born Belfast. Aged 25 he was appointed professor of engineering (one of the first to be appointed to such a post in the UK) in Owens College, Manchester. He remained there until he retired in 1905. Studied in the field of fluid mechanics. Died at home in Somerset.

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Skempton Building plaques

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St Pauls German Evangelical Reformed Church

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Matthew Arnold

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Cecile Nobrega

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Oxford University

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Charles Robertson

Worked in the civil service, 1902 - 1925, in the Egyptian Ministry of Education. At the 1931 London County Council election, Robertson was elected for the Labour Party in Islington East. He lost th...

Person, Education, Politics & Administration, Egypt, Scotland

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