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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: 18551935 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) [add:]Portrait by D.G. Shields, 1919 in Dept. of Engineering[:add] [add:](Goodison: CP:95)[:add] [add:] bur. Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire , [:add] [add:](Martin Packer, 2014)[:add] |