Andrew Jamieson
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Prof Andrew Jamieson
FRSE
(1849–1912) was a Scottish engineer and academic author.
Life
He was born in October 1849 in
Aberdeen University
.
From 1880 to 1882 he was President of the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS). From 1880 to 1887 he was Principal of the Glasgow College of Science and Arts. At this time he lived at 38 Bath Street in Glasgow.[2] In 1887 he accepted the role of Professor of Engineering at the West of Scotland Technical College.
In 1882 he was elected a Fellow of the
In 1902 he was the consultant engineer on the electrification of
Glasgow tramways
.
He died at 16 Rosslyn Terrace in Glasgow on 4 December 1912.
Publications
- Electrical Rules and Tables for the use of Electricians and Engineers (1894)
- A Textbook on Steam and steam Engines Twelfth Edition contains questions for the 1897 Examinations in "Steam" which was held post printing of book. (1897)
- Elementary Manual on Applied Mechanics (1902)
- A Textbook of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (1903)
Family
He married Isabella Anne Trail, daughter of Very Rev Prof Samuel Trail.[4]
He was the elder brother of
Broken Hill, New South Wales
.
References
- ^ "Aberdeen Ships | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd". aberdeenships.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Glasgow Post Office directory 1882-3
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Arbuthnott Parish, Kincardineshire: records for genealogists". ancestor.abel.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
