Gordon Maskew Fair

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Gordon Maskew Fair (born July 27, 1894 in Burgersdorp , Cape Province , † February 11, 1970 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American engineer who dealt specifically with problems of water supply and sewage disposal .

Life

Fair was born as the son of a native German and a native Englishwoman in the Cape Province (now South Africa ). In 1901 he traveled to Germany, attended the Werner Siemens Realgymnasium in Berlin and began studying at the Technical University of Berlin . After the outbreak of World War I , he emigrated to the USA and studied at MIT and Harvard University . In 1918 he began teaching at Harvard University as a lecturer, in 1935 he became a professor for sanitary engineering at this university and worked there until his retirement.

His scientific contributions mainly concern problems of water supply and wastewater treatment , for which he created theoretical foundations and which he analyzed using mathematical methods. He dealt with various aspects of public health ( Public Health ), and in particular the Public Health Engineering and environmental issues. Fair was the author of several highly regarded monographs. He has also worked as an advisor to government agencies and state and private institutions, including the US military, the Rockefeller Foundation and the International Red Cross in Geneva.

In 1927 he became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1934 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . In 1967 he was accepted into the National Academy of Engineering . Fair has received multiple honorary doctorates.

Honors

Since 1971 the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists has presented the Gordon Maskew Fair Award annually for outstanding achievements in the field of environmental science and environmental technology.

Fonts (selection)

  • Karl Imhoff, Gordon Maskew Fair: Sewage Treatment . J. Wiley, New York 1940, pp. 370 .
  • Gordon Maskew Fair, John Charles Geyer: Water Supply and Waste-water Disposal . J. Wiley, New York 1954, pp. 973 .
  • Gordon Maskew Fair: Water Supply and Sanitation : Fundamentals, Technology, and Economics. Introduction, Statistics and Hydrology, Part 1 . Technology, Munich 1957, p. 160 .
  • GM Fair, JC Geyer, DA Okun: Water and Wastewater Engineering . J. Wiley, New York 1966, ISBN 978-0-471-25130-9 .

literature

  • Abel Wolman: Gordon Maskew Fair, 1894-1970 (=  Memorial Tributes: National Academy of Engineering . Volume 1 ). Washington, DC 1979, ISBN 0-309-02889-2 , pp. 45-48 .
  • William D. Monie: Reminescences about Gordon Maskew Fair (1894-1970) . In: Journal. American Water Works Association . tape 66 , no. 11 , 1974, p. 621-623 , doi : 10.1002 / j.1551-8833.1974.tb02115.x .
  • ES Masson et al .: Gordon Maskew Fair, 1894-1970 . In: Swiss Journal of Hydrology . tape 33 , no. 1 , 1971, p. 421-423 , doi : 10.1007 / BF02504006 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter F. (PDF; 815 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed August 22, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ Historic Fellows: Gordon Fair. American Association for the Advancement of Science, accessed August 23, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Gordon Maskew Fair Award. American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists, accessed August 23, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Fair, Gordon Maskew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fair, Gordon M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American engineer and environmental scientist
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Burgersdorp
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1970
Place of death Cambridge, Massachusetts