Warren, William Henry

 Person: id 56899

Primary information

University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Warren
Given name(s)
William Henry
Initials
W.H.
Gender
Male

Education

Early education
Warren, W.H. : Rev. Trevelyan's School
Tertiary education
Warren W.H. : Law.LL.D.(Hon), 1913, University of GlasgowWarren W.H. : Engineering, Royal College Of ScienceWarren W.H. : Engineering, Owens College

Life events

Birth
Warren W.H. : Life.Birth 2 Feb 1852 - @ Somerset [ England ]
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Warren W.H. : Engineer 1872 - 1877 London and North-Western Rail Co. @ Wingate, England --, United KingdomWarren W.H. : Engineer 1881 - Department of Public Works @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Warren W.H. : Lecturer in Engineering 1882 - 1884 University of Sydney @ Camperdown [ Sydney, NSW Australia ]Warren W.H. : Professor of Engineering 1884 - 1890 University of Sydney @ Camperdown [ Sydney, NSW Australia ]Warren W.H. : Challis Professor of Engineering 1890 - 1920 University of Sydney @ Camperdown [ Sydney, NSW Australia ]Warren W.H. : Consulting Engineer to NSW govt. - New South Wales Government @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
Professional Association Memberships
Warren, William Henry : Institute of Engineers, AustraliaWarren, William Henry : Royal Society of NSW, 1883
Death
Warren W.H. : Death 9 Jan 1926 @ Elizabeth Bay [ NSW Australia ]

USyd & UMelb only

OCRd book entry or other narrative
Not listed in the Book of Remembrance.Challis Professor of Engineering. Associated with the manufacture of munitions, the calibration of testing machines and the certification of steel. In 1916 he became chairman of a committee responsible for the New South Wales Aviation School at Richmond and he tested Australian timber for aeroplane construction.

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Narrative and notes

Visible notes
One of his major achievements was to convince the engineering industry by his personal example that graduate engineers were a sound investment.

External links

ADB Entry ID
4804
Other URLs
http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000866b.htmhttps://sup-estore.sydney.edu.au/jspcart/cart/Product.jsp?nID=637&nCategoryID=1https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/warren-william-henry.html

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