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Ewing, James Alfred.
Adm. at TRINITY, June 5, 1891. 3rd s. of James, clerk.
B. [Mar. 27], 1855, at Dundee.
School, Dundee High (Dr Low). Hon. M.A. 1891; Hon. Sc.D. 1929.
Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics, 1890-1903.
Migrated to King's, Mar. 15, 1898.
Professorial Fellow, 1898-1903.
Hon. Fellow, 1903.
Rede Lecturer, 1904.
Professor of Engineering at the Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan, 1878-83; at University College, Dundee, 1883-90.
F.R.S., 1887.
Member of the Explosives Committee, 1903-6; of the Ordnance Research Board, 1906-8. Director of Naval Education, 1903-16.
C.B., 1907.
K.C.B., 1911.
In charge of the Admiralty Dept. for deciphering enemy wireless code messages, 1914-17.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University, 1916-29.
President of Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1924-9. Chairman of the Bridge Stress Committee, 1924-9, and of the Committee on Mechanical Testing of Timber, 1929-34.
President of the British Association, 1932.
Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh, St Andrews and Glasgow; Hon.Sc.D., Durham, 1913, Oxford and Sheffield.
M.Inst.C.E. J.P. and D.L. for the County of City of Edinburgh.
Freeman of Edinburgh and Dundee.
Author, A Treatise on Earthquake Measurement; The Steam Engine and other Heat Engines; An Engineer's Outlook, etc.
Died Jan. 7, 1935, at Cambridge.
Father of Alfred W. (1900).
(King's Coll. Adm. Reg.; Who was Who, 1929-40; The Times, Jan. 8, 1935.)
James Alfred EWING
Approx. lifespan: 1855–1935
Adm Trinity College 1891:06:05
3rd s. of James EWING clerk
b. 1855:[03:27], at Dundee, [ Aberdeenshire ]
Sch: Dundee( Dr – LOW ) High [ Aberdeenshire ]
Hon. MA 1891
Hon. ScD 1929
Professor of: Mechanism and Applied Mechanics 1890-1903
Mig. to King's College 1898:03:15
Professorial Fellow 1898-1903
Hon. Fellow 1903
Rede Lecturer: 1904
Professor of: Engineering at the Sch: Imperial University [Imperial, Tokyo], Japan 1878-83
at Sch: Dundee University College [Dundee], [ Aberdeenshire ] 1883-90
FRS 1887
Member of: Explosives Committee 1903-06
of the Ordnance Research Board 1906-08
Director of Naval: Education 1903-16
CB 1907
KCB 1911
In charge of: Admiralty Department for deciphering enemy wireless code messages 1914-17
Principal and Vice: -Chancellor of Sch: Edinburgh University [ Scotland ] 1916-29
President of Royal: Society of Edinburgh 1924-29
Chairman of: Bridge Stress Committee 1924-29, and of Committee on Mechanical Testing of Timber 1929-34
President of: : British Association 1932
Hon.LLD, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Glasgow;
Hon. ScD Durham: 1913, Oxford and Sheffield.
M.Inst.C.E.
J.P. and D.L. for: : County of City of Edinburgh, [ Scotland ]
Freeman of: Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] and Dundee, [ Aberdeenshire ]
Publ.: A Treatise on Earthquake Measurement; The Steam Engine and other Heat Engines; An Engineer's Outlook etc.
d. 1935:01:07
at Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ]
( King's College Adm. Reg.; Who was Who 1929-40; The Times 1935:01:08)
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