Person Gibb; Sir; Alexander (1872 - 1958); Civil engineer Gibb Alexander Sir Civil engineer 1872 - 1958 British Male Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, Unted Kingdom 12 February 1872 18720212 His home, The Anchorage, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, Unted Kingdom 21 January 1958 19580121 Burial: Hartley Wintney

The Anchorage, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, Unted Kingdom (1958)

Civil engineer Civil engineering Engineering Education: High School of Dundee, Scotland; Abbey School, Beckenham; Rugby School, Warwickshire; University College, London Career: Articled to John Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel; work experience on the Caledonian Railway and the new Barry Dock; resident engineer on the Metropolitan Railway - the Whitechapel and Bow Railway extension; joined his father's company, Easton, Gibb & Son (1901-1916); chief engineer, ports construction, to the British armies in France (1916); civil engineer-in-chief to the Admiralty (1918); director-general of civil engineering in the newly created Ministry of Transport (1919); became a consultant engineer, establishing the firm of Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners, at Queen Anne's Lodge, Westminster, which became the largest consulting civil engineering firm in the United Kingdom and was involved in projects all over the world (1921-1945). Fellow of University College Honours: CB 1918; KBE 1918; GBE 1920 Memberships: MICE; MIMechE; MIChemE Parents: Alexander Easton Gibb, civil engineer, and Hope Brown Paton. Grandfaher: John Gibb, founder member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Spouse: (m. 1900) Norah Isobel (d. 1940), daughter of Fleet Surgeon John Lowry Monteith RN. Children: Three sons. Fellow 07/05/1936 64 Richard Vynne Southwell Frederick George Donnan Ernest Rutherford Robert Robertson Robert Abbott Hadfield Jocelyn Thorpe Eustace H T d'Eyncourt William Ernest Dalby Alexander Russell Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Graces' Guides Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1959 vol 5 pp 75-86, plate, by G P Harrison and A J S Pippard Gibb A, GA WS 1206.jpg 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1960.0007 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Gibb%2C+Alexander RCN 15931 RCN 40538 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH3273 12 Feb 1872 - 21 Jan 1958 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 14/05/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA724 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 1fb27bc3-dbbe-44f0-939d-232b97494fc5