Professor of engineering. FRS. Born Belfast. Aged 25 he was appointed professor of engineering (one of the first to be appointed to such a post in the UK) in Owens College, Manchester. He remained there until he retired in 1905. Studied in the field of fluid mechanics. Died at home in Somerset.
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Osborne Reynolds
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Skempton Building plaques
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Robert Raikes
Promoter of the Sunday School movement. Born and died Gloucester.
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East 15 Acting School
Founded by Margaret Walker after she worked with Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, and had the same ethos of inclusivity and radical work. It was named after the postal district of...
1 memorial
Alec Dickson
Community educationist. Born Alexander Graeme Dickson at Duxhill Lodge, Ruislip. He served in Africa in World War II, where he began to formulate his ideas for mass education. He returned in 1948 a...
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Malvern College
A public school in Malvern Worcestershire. During WW2 the college was requisitioned by the Admiralty October 1939 - July 1940, and the school temporarily relocated to Blenheim Palace. In 1942, its ...
2 memorials
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