Mellanby, Alexander Lawson, 1871-1951, engineer

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Mellanby, Alexander Lawson, 1871-1951, engineer

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        Dates of existence

        1871-1951

        History

        Barnard Castle School, County Durham, c 1882-1887

        Apprenticeship at Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool, 1887-1892

        BSc in Engineering, Durham College of Science, 1892-1895

        MSc, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1895-1896

        Chief Technical Assistant, Messrs. T Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool, 1897

        Chief Lecturer in Engineering, Battersea Polytechnic, 1898

        Designer, Manchester School of Technology, 1899. Subsequently appointed Executive Engineer and then Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering.

        Professor of Mechanism and Prime Movers, Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, 1905

        Professor of motive power engineering, Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, 1906-1911

        Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Technical College, 1911-1924

        Professor of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 1924-1936

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        Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)

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        C0065

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        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1905-1936

        Description of relationship

        Mellanby was a professor at the College.

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        P0078

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        GB 249

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        ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).

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        Created by Carol Stewart, May 2010.

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