| Authorised form of name | Rennie; John (1761 - 1821) |
| Dates | 1761 - 1821 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Phantassie, Haddingtonshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 07 June 1761 |
| Place of death | His house in Stamford Street, London |
| Date of death | 04 October 1821 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh University (1780-1783)
Career:
Worked as a millwright; entered works of Boulton and Watt, Soho, Birmingham (1784), where he designed machinery for Albion flour mill, Blackfriars, London; started business as an engineer in Holland Street, Blackfriars; work included building canals, draining fens, designing London docks; built Waterloo and Southwark bridges, London, and designed London bridge (completed by his son); constructed breakwater, Plymouth
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/03/1798 |
| Relationships | Youngest son of James Rennie, farmer; father of George Rennie (FRS 1822) and of Sir John Rennie (FRS 1823) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
A W Skempton, 'The Publication of Smeaton's Reports' in NR 1971 vol 26 pp 135-155
Susanne Fisher, review of William Huddart, Unpathed Waters: Account of the Life and Times of Joseph Huddart, FRS in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 120-122
R L Hills, 'John Watt's Map of the Clyde' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 63-71 |
| Code | NA6914 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003791 | Rennie, John | nd |
| CB/1/6/48 | Letter from John Rennie, 27 Stamford Street to Charles Blagden, at the House of Sir Joseph Banks, Soho Square | 25 July 1805 |
| EC/1797/19 | Rennie, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/003790 | Rennie, John | nd |
| CB/1/6/49 | Letter from John Rennie, 27 Stamford Street to Charles Blagden, at Sir Joseph Banks's, Soho Square | 14 August 1817 |