| Authorised form of name | Fitzmaurice; Sir; Maurice (1861 - 1924) |
| Dates | 1861 - 1924 |
| Place of birth | Cloghers, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Date of birth | 11 May 1861 |
| Place of death | His home, 54 Onslow Square, London |
| Date of death | 17/11/1924 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Brookwood, Surrey |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Activity | Education:
Trinity College, Dublin. MA; MAI (Dublin); Hon LLD (Birm)
Career:
Apprenticed to Sir Benjamin Baker (FRS 1890), working on the Forth Bridge; worked in Canada; Chief Engineer to the Egyptian Government for the construction of the Aswan Dam (1898-1902); Chief Engineer, London County Council (1902-1912); responsible for constructing the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Vauxhall Bridge and the embankment before County Hall; partner, Coode, Matthews, Fitzmaurive and Wilson, Consulting engineers to the Crown Agents for the Colonies
Honours:
CMG 1902; Kt 1912
Memberships:
MIMechE; MICE (President 1916-1917)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/05/1919 |
| Relationships | Son of Dr Robert Fitzmaurice, of Cloghers; married (02 February 1911) Ida, daughter of Colonel Edward Dickinson RE |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/40157703 |
| Code | NA6995 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1919/06 | Fitzmaurice, Sir Maurice: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| NLB/62/30 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, FRS | 19 November 1921 |
| NLB/62/74 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, FRS | 25 November 1921 |
| NLB/64/392 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, FRS | 27 March 1923 |
| NLB/64/376 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Richard [Tetley] Glazebrook, FRS | 23 March 1923 |
| IM/001425 | Fitzmaurice, Sir Maurice | nd |