Person Froude; Robert Edmund (1846 - 1924); engineer, hydrodynamicist, and naval architect Froude Robert Edmund engineer, hydrodynamicist, and naval architect 1846 - 1924 British Male Devonshire, England 22 December 1846 18461222 Croft Cottage, Cambridge, England 19/03/1924 19240319

Admiralty Experimental Works, Gosport (1893)

Engineer Hydrodynamics Engineering Career: Assistant to his father William Froude (1871); became superintendent upon his father’s death (1879); expanded the facility at Haslar; partnered with Richard Hammersley Heenan, of Woodhouse and Co engineering company, co-founding Heenan & Froude Ltd, Birmingham (1881). Honours: CB 1911 Parents: William Froude (FRS 1870) Described momentum theory. Fellow 07/06/1894 48 Andrew Noble John Isaac Thornycroft William George Armstrong Frederick Bramwell Ettrick William Creak Douglas Galton Edward James Reed Alexander Blackie William Kennedy William Pole James Henry Cotterill Benjamin Baker William Henry White William James Lloyd Wharton Sources: Bulloch's Roll International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 22 Dec 1846 - 19 Mar 1924 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 30/08/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6357 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 30/08/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes accae23f-f633-41e8-a512-538fe7fc8ed8