Alexander Carnegie Kirk

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Alexander C. Kirk

Alexander Carnegie Kirk (16 July 1830 – 5 October 1892) was a British engineer responsible for several major innovations in the shipbuilding, refrigeration, and oil shale industries of the 19th century. Kirk, born in Barry, Angus, received his formal education at the University of Edinburgh[1] and a technical education at plants operated by Robert Napier and Sons.[2]

Family

Alexander Carnegie Kirk was the eldest son of John Kirk (died 1858) and Christian Guthrie, née Carnegie, (died 1865). The naturalist John Kirk was his younger brother. A.C. Kirk married Ada Waller at Croydon in 1869 and they had six children.[3]

Career

Kirk's retort

In 1850, Kirk began a five-year apprenticeship with Robert Napier and Sons. In 1861, he became chief draughtsman at

triple-expansion engines as designed for the steamship Propontis were unsuccessful, but his subsequent versions of the engine design, particularly those designed for the steamship Aberdeen, are credited as technological breakthroughs.[2]

Professional appointments

He served as the President of The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland from 1887 to 1889.

Honours

In 2020 he was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.[6]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c Arthur J. Maginnis (1900). The Atlantic ferry: its ships, men, and working. Whittaker & co. pp. 216–218. kirk 1830 atlantic ferry.
  3. ^ "Kirk, Alexander Carnegie". Oxford DNB article. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Alexander Carnegie Kirk". Gracesguide.co.uk. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
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  6. ^ "Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame". engineeringhalloffame.org. 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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