Frederick Bramwell
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Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell, 1st Baronet FRS FRSA (17 March 1818 – 30 November 1903) was a British civil and mechanical engineer. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1873[1] and served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between December 1884 and May 1886[2] and the president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1888. He was knighted in 1881 and created a baronet on 25 January 1889.[1]
Sir Frederick Bramwell, Bt | |
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Born | (1818-03-17)17 March 1818 |
Died | 30 November 1903(1903-11-30) (aged 85) United Kingdom |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil, mechanical |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (president), Royal Society of Arts (president), Royal Society, (fellow) |
Bramwell trained as an engineer and studied steam propulsion. In 1843 he constructed a locomotive for the Stockton and Darlington Railway; set up his own business concentrating on legal and consultative work (1853). He was the first engineer to practise as a technical advocate and later was adviser to the London water companies.