John Guthrie Brown
John Guthrie Brown (* 1892 in Uddingston ; † January 1, 1976 ) was a British civil engineer.
Brown studied at the Royal Technical College in Glasgow . He was a senior partner in the engineering office of Alexander Gibb and dealt with the construction of hydropower plants and their monitoring, where he worked worldwide.
He was a CBE and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers .
In 1964 he received the gold medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers , of which he was president in 1956/57.
He was the first British President of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD).
Fonts
- Ed .: Hydroelectric Engineering Practice, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Blackie and Son 1958
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography in Structural Engineer, June 2016, p. 10, with photo
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brown, John Guthrie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British civil engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uddingston |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1976 |