Angus Anderson Fulton | |
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Born | 10 January 1900 |
Died | 21 June 1983 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil, |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (fellow), Institution of Electrical Engineers (fellow), Royal Society of Edinburgh (fellow), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (member) |
Angus Anderson Fulton CBE FRSE FICE FIEE (10 January 1900 – 21 June 1983) was a British civil engineer.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Fulton was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 10 January 1900.[3] His father was an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for more than 50 years and Angus followed in his footsteps to become a civil engineer.[4] Fulton was educated at the High School of Dundee, and University College, Dundee, part of the University of St Andrews where he was a cadet in the senior division of the Officer Training Corps.[5] Following his graduation in 1922 with a Bachelor of Science degree he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 51st (Highland) Division engineers section of the Territorial Army Royal Engineers.[5][6]
In 1953 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Robert McAdam, Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross, James Cameron Smail, David Kerr Duff and James Reed.[7]
Fulton was elected president of the ICE for the November 1969 to November 1970 session.[8] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Dundee on 6 July 1970.[2] Fulton was involved with many institutions and was elected a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[2] In addition he was also elected a member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1972.[1] Fulton was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He died at Inveresk, Mid-Lothian, Scotland on 21 June 1983.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Watson, Garth (1989). The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers. Thomas Telford Ltd. p. 174. ISBN 0-7277-1526-7.
- ^ a b c d University of Dundee honorary graduates Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 21 October 2009
- ^ Fulton's presidential address
- ^ a b "No. 32625". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 February 1922. p. 1793.
- ^ "New Post for Dundee Water Engineer". The Herald. Glasgow. 29 December 1943. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. Thomas Telford. p. 254. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.