Civil Engineering (Regius Chair)
Description
The Regius Chair of Civil Engineering was founded in 1840 by Queen Victoria. In 1872 the endowment was increased by the bequest of Isabella Elder in memory of her husband, John. The Chair was originally called the Regius Chair of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, being shortened on the appointment of William Marshall in 1952.
Summary
Civil Engineering (Regius Chair)
Award Type: Professorships
Year Founded: 1840
Record last updated: 15th Jan 2013
University Connections
Associated people
Post Holder:
- Rene De Borst
- 1994 - Nenad Bicanic
- 1977 - Alexander Coull
- 1952 - William Marshall
- 1936 - Gilbert Cook
- 1913 - John Dewar Cormack
- 1889 - Archibald Barr
- 1873 - James Thomson
- 1855 - Macquorn Rankine
- 1840 - Lewis Gordon
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