Person Pole; William (1814 - 1900) Pole William 1814 - 1900 British Male Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 22 April 1814 His residence, 9 Stanhope Place, London 30/12/1900 19001230

Civil engineer Music Astronomy Education: Mus Doc (1867, Oxford) Career: Articled to an engineer; Consulting engineer, Westminster; Professor of Engineering, Elphinstone College, Bombay (1844-1847); returned to England and was Consulting Engineer to the Government and other bodies; Professor of Civil Engineering, University College, London (1857) Lecturer at the Royal Engineer Establishment, Chatham; Member of the Government Commission on the use of Iron for War Purposes; was colour blind; wrote on the game of whist Memberships: FRAS; FGS; MICE (1840) Royal Society roles: VP 1875-1876, 1888-1889 Fellow 06/06/1861 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 117-120 signed by J W S References: T M Charlton, 'Contributions to the Science of Bridge-Building in the Nineteenth Century by Henry Moseley, Hon.Ll.D., FRS and William Pole, D.Mus., FRS' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 169-179 ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org 22 Apr 1814 - 30 Dec 1900 NA8271 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/25386286 b3d7dd0c-d8c5-49d5-84a7-abd13742ce0d