| Authorised form of name | Rennie; George (1791 - 1866) |
| Dates | 1791 - 1866 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Parish of Christchurch, Blackfriars Road, London, England |
| Date of birth | 03 December 1791 |
| Place of death | His house at 39 Wilton Crescent, London |
| Date of death | 30 March 1866 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Holmwood, near Dorking, Surrey |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Activity | Education:
St Paul's
Career:
Designed London Bridge
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/03/1822 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Treas 1845-1850; VP 1830-1832, 1842-1843, 1845-1851 |
| Relationships | Son of John Rennie (FRS 1798); brother of Sir John Rennie (FRS 1823) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; St Paul's
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp xxxiii-xxxv
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
Notes:
Proposers: 'WS' is smudged & appears to be an error; John Barrow's second signature has been struck through |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/17974209 |
| Code | NA3414 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/Maull/003788 | Rennie, George | nd |
| RR/2/51 | Referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the temperature of steam and its corresponding pressure' by John Curr | 17 June 1850 |
| MC/1/356 | Letter from John Bostock and George Rennie, Royal Society Chamber, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 16 December 1831 |
| MS/257/3/321 | Letter from George Rennie, Somerset House to Edward Sabine | 3 July 1850 |
| RR/1/223 | Referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the moist-bulb problem' by Captain Shortrede | [c.1843] |
| MS/426/235 | Copy letter from C R W [Charles Richard Weld], the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to George Rennie Esq, Treasurer of the Royal Society | 20 November 1846 |
| MS/426/430 | Copy letter from G [George] Rennie, Treasurer of the Royal Society; to Sir J W [John William] Lubbock | 20 July 1850 |
| MS/426/368 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to L Harmer Esq | 6 February 1849 |
| EC/1821/44 | Rennie, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/98 | Letter from George Rennie, [Inspector of Machinery and Clerk of the Irons], Royal Mint, to Stephen Lee, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 27 November 1823 |
| PT/12/7/1 | Manuscript, 'Account of experiments made on the strength of materials' by George Rennie in a letter to Thomas Young | 3 June 1817 |
| PT/12/7/2 | Plate, plan and end of lever used in experiment by George Rennie | [1817] |
| PT/19/7 | Paper, 'On the friction and resistance of fluids' by George Rennie | [1831] |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| PT/12/7/3 | Plate, plan and end view of nippers used in experiment by George Rennie | [1817] |
| MC/4/166 | Letter from Charles Few to Sir John [William] Lubbock, Treasurer of the Royal Society | 19 December 1846 |
| MC/4/217 | Letter from the Marquis of Northampton [President of the Royal Society], Castle Ashby, to George Rennie, [Treasurer and Vice-President], the Chairman of the Council | 22 February 1848 |
| PT/73/14/3 | Diagram, 'Elevation of the apparatus for trying the resistance of water' by unknown artist | [1831] |
| MC/5/28 | Letter from Wm [William] Ford, Grays Inn, to the Secretary of the Royal Society, Somerset House | 4 December 1851 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| PT/12/7 | Paper, 'Account of experiments made on the strength of materials' by George Rennie in a letter to Thomas Young | 3 June 1817 |
| RR/2/52 | Second referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the temperature of steam and its corresponding pressure' by John Curr | |
| AP/38/20 | Unpublished paper, 'Descrizione dell' osservatorio del Collegio Romano' [Description of the observatory of the Roman College] by P A [Angelo] Secchi | 1856 |
| AP/38/20/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Descrizione dell' osservatorio del Collegio Romano' [Description of the observatory of the Roman College] by P A [Angelo] Secchi | 1856 |
| RR/2/57 | Referee's report by George Rennie, on a paper 'On the supply of water from the chalk stratum in the neighbourhood of London' by John Dickinson | 26 February 1851 |
| PT/73/14/4 | Diagram, 'Elevation of the apparatus for trying the friction of water' by unknown artist | [1831] |
| AP/33/19 | Unpublished paper, 'On the tides, bed and coasts of the North Sea or German Ocean' by John Murray | 17 March 1852 |