Francis Spring
Sir Francis Spring | |
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Member of the Imperial Legislative Council | |
In office 1910–1913 | |
Member of the Madras Legislative Council | |
In office 1900–1901 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis Joseph Edward Spring 20 January 1849 Baltimore, County Cork, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Died | 25 August 1933 Saint Aubin, Jersey, United Kingdom | (aged 84)
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Sir Francis Joseph Edward Spring
Early life and education
Spring was born in
Career
Upon graduating from
Upon leaving the civil service in 1904, Spring was appointed Chairman of the Madras Port Trust and served in that position until 1919.[3] In this role, Spring redesigned and modernised the harbour at Madras, greatly increasing its capacity and improving the port's defences against cyclone damage.[7] He was a member of the Madras Legislative Council between 1900 and 1901, and was a fellow of the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta.[1] Between 1910 and 1913, he was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India.
Mentorship of Ramanujan
Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan worked as a Grade III Class IV clerk from 1912 to 1914 at the Madras Port Trust under Spring's chairmanship. Ramanujan's mathematical talents were brought to the notice of Francis Spring by his chief accountant S. Narayana Iyer. Soon, Spring developed an interest in him and lobbied for government support and sponsorship of his research studies in England. In part, this was achieved through regular correspondence with Sir Alfred Bourne.[3]
Personal life and later years
In 1873, Spring married Charlotte, the daughter of Mr Samuel Townsend
Honours
For his accomplishments, Spring was made a
A tug boat operating in Madras harbour is named Sir Francis Spring, as is the main road leading to the port, and the marina of the Royal Madras Yacht Club is called Springhaven.
Cultural references
Spring was portrayed by
References
- ^ a b c Douglas Brooke; Wheelton Sladen (1914). Who's who. Vol. 60. A. C. Black. p. 1968.
- ^ "Transactions of American Society of Civil Engineers: Volume 99" (1934), p. 1523.
- ^ ISBN 0-8218-0470-7.
- ^ Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Vol. 59. London: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. 1919. p. 1251.
- ISBN 0-684-19259-4.
- ^ Ponnuswamy, Bridge Engineering (Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2008), 354.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ "Sir Francis Spring Bequest (£1000 to the church, the first £100 to be spent on a memorial tablet) | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Civil Engineer Obituaries – S". New Zealand Society of Genealogists-Hamilton Branch. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ Journal – Society of Engineers. Society of Engineers. 1933. p. 99.
- ^ a b Douglas Brooke; Wheelton Sladen (1908). Who's who. Vol. 60. A. C. Black. p. 1725.
- ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36643. London. 20 December 1901. p. 8.
- ^ "City from the sea". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Allan Hunter (15 September 2015). "'The Man Who Knew Infinity': Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
- Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource. . . Dublin: