Regius Professor of Engineering (Edinburgh)

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The Regius Professor of Engineering is an 1868 Queen Victoria originally as Regius Professor of Technology donated Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh . In addition to this professorship in Edinburgh, there are three other Regius professorships for engineering:

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George Wilson MD, FRSE 1855 Wilson's title was still Regius Professor of Technology. The chair was actually abolished when he died, but the subject was so important that the manufacturer David Baxter (1793–1872) raised a foundation for an engineering chair. Wilson is therefore not counted as a Regius Professor in the count and the count begins with Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin.
Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin FRS 1868 1885 Trained at the University of Genoa , Jenkins worked in Scotland with William Thomson , later Baron Kelvin, and was able to acquire considerable wealth due to his expertise in undersea cables for telegraphy. In 1868 he took over the Regius Professorship in Edinburgh. In office he wrote a recognized textbook on electricity and magnetism, published in 1873. Jenkins is the first professor who came into office with the current title, i.e. as Regius Professor of Engineering.
George Frederick Armstrong 1885 1900 Armstrong was considered an expert on railways. Like his predecessor, however, he also made a great effort to public health, which was reflected, for example, in the training of medical professionals in sanitation and water management-related topics. and Under his leadership, the Fulton Engineering Laboratories were opened, where students could receive practical training.
Thomas Hudson Beare Esq., B.Sc., FRSE, M.Inst.CE, M.Inst.ME, DL 1901 1940 Beare, originally from Australia, took over the professorship in 1901. Beare was also dean of the faculty for 21 years, and the chair developed favorably. Under "Huddy's" leadership, the faculty grew from a small unit housed in the basement to over 100 people in the Kings building, to "one of the best-planned and best-equipped engineering schools in the kingdom".
vacant 1940 1946
Ronald Nathan Arnold Esq., D.Sc., Ph.D., MS, MIMech.E. 1946 Dec 30, 1963 Arnold divided the previously unified faculty into subject-specific areas for mechanical engineering , electrical engineering and civil engineering .
Leslie Gordon Jaeger Esq., BA, MA, Ph.D., AMICE, AMIStruc.E., MEIC 1965 1968 Jaeger left the Regius Professorship shortly after taking office in favor of a professorship at McGill University .
James Lawrence King Esq., BA, MA, Ph.D., FIMA 1968 1983
Joseph Anthony McGeough B.Sc., Ph.D., DSc., CEng., FIMechE, FiProdE, MIM 1983 McGeaugh came from the University of Aberdeen and was supposed to expand the portfolio of the university to include electrochemical manufacturing processes, such as spark erosion , electrochemical removal and the like.
Peter Mitchell Grant OBE, FREng, FRSE, FIEEE 2008 Sep 30 2009 The electrical engineer Grant took over the Regius professorship and thus the management of the 26-strong professors' committee of the newly merged engineering schools.
vacant Sep 30 2009 2013
Jason Meredith Reese FREng, FRSE, FIMechE, FInstP 2013 March 8, 2019 After training as a physicist at Imperial College London and at the University of Oxford , Reese taught at various universities including the Technical University of Berlin , the University of Cambridge and other well-known universities until he took over the position of Regius Professor in Edinburgh in 2013. His contributions deal heavily with fluid technology . Reese passed away unexpectedly on March 8, 2019 at the age of 51.
vacant

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Press release on the replacement of the chair by Jason Reese on the website of the University of Edinburgh.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Engineering on "The University of Edinburgh - Our History"; accessed on October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ A b Philip Joseph Hartog:  Wilson, George (1818-1859) . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 62:  Williamson - Worden. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1900 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c d Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape  15 : Italy - Kyshtym . London 1911, p. 318 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
  5. ↑ a b c James Thin: Edinburgh University Calender 1915-1916 . Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  6. ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Thomas Hudson Beare as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , May 24, 1901.
  7. ↑ George Frederick Armstrong on Grace's Guide to British Industrial History ; accessed on October 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ a b Obituary. George Frederick Armstrong. (PDF) In: Website of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Pp. 308-312 , accessed April 6, 2020 (English).
  9. ↑ a b Communication about the appointment of Ronald Nathan Arnold over to Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , July 5, 1946.
  10. ↑ a b c Obituary for Sir T. Hudson Beare . In: The Times , June 12, 1940, p. 9, col F - Sir T. Hudson Beare; on Wikisource .
  11. ^ Message about the accolade for Thomas Hudson Beare. In: London Gazette , January 1, 1926.
  12. ^ A b Communication on the appointment of Leslie Gordon Jaeger as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , September 4, 1964.
  13. ^ A b Communication on the appointment of James Lawrence King as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , May 7, 1968.
  14. ^ Obituary for Jaeger, Leslie Gordon. In: The Chronicle Herald ; accessed on October 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ a b Communication on the appointment of Joseph Anthony McGeough as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , August 19, 1983.
  16. ↑ Notice on the appointment of Peter Mitchell Grant as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , November 16, 2007.
  17. ^ A b c d Notice of the appointment of Jason Meredith Reese as Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. In: London Gazette , July 26, 2013
  18. ^ A b Professor Jason Reese FREng, FRSE on the Scottish Science Advisory Council website; accessed on October 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ a b Obituary: Prof Jason Reese, internationally renowned engineering scientist and academic. Jason Meredith Reese FREng, FRSE, FIMechE, FInstP, APS Fellow, Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Born: June 24, 1967 in Wimbledon, London. Died: 8 March 2019, aged 51. In: The Scotsman. March 26, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019 .