George Ambler Wilson
George Ambler Wilson, CBE, MICE (1906–1977) was a British civil engineer.[1]
George Ambler Wilson | |
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| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 1977 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil, |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (member) |
Wilson was born in Wellington, Shropshire in 1906.[2][3] He was the chief engineer of the Port of London Authority from 1953 to 1967.[4] In 1958 he was elected a member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers.[3] He also served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1971 to November 1972.[5] He died in 1977 and the National Portrait Gallery in London holds two images of him.[6]
Wilson was honoured in the Queens 1967 birthday honours [7] and awarded a CBE in the Civil Division.
Family
Wilson has 4 daughter from two marriages.
In 1970, Georges daughter Gail Wilson married her LSE colleague, Meghnad Desai, They had three children together.
References
- Watson 1989, pp. 172.
- Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 3 November 2008
- Watson 1989, p. 136.
- Hobhouse 1994, pp. 248–268.
- Watson 1988, p. 254.
- National Portrait Gallery, George Ambler Wilson, retrieved 3 November 2008
- thegazette https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44326/supplement/6278. Missing or empty
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Bibliography
- Hobhouse, Hermione (1994), Survey of London:volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs
- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
- Watson, Garth (1989), The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-1526-7
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| Preceded by Angus Paton |
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers November 1971 – November 1972 |
Succeeded by Roger Hetherington |
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