Roger Le Geyt Hetherington CBE (1908–1990) was a British civil engineer.
Roger Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1990 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Highgate School |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil, |
| Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (President), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (member emeritus) |
Hetherington was born in London on 20 December 1908, the eldest son of Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington and his wife Honoria Ford.[1][2] In 1921 Hetherington entered Highgate School.[3] Hetherington held a Master of Arts degree and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 22 July 1940.[4] His professional career as a consulting civil engineer was with Binnie and Partners. He was elected a first class member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1960 and later became a member emeritus.[5][6] He was asked to become the president of the Society in 1979 but declined on the grounds of poor health.[7] Hetherington served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1972 to November 1973.[8][9] and was appointed CBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours. He married Katharine Elise Dawson in 1945 and had a single daughter.
References
edit- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2009, retrieved 3 November 2008
- ^ Watson 1989, pp. 173.
- ^ Thomson, W. Sinclair, ed. (1927). Highgate School Roll 1833-1922 (3rd ed.). p. 289.
- ^ "No. 34926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 August 1940. p. 5080.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 140.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 173.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 148.
- ^ Watson 1988, p. 254.
- ^ "Past Presidents of the ICE". Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Watson, Garth (1988), The Civils, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-0392-7
- Watson, Garth (1989), The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford Ltd, ISBN 0-7277-1526-7
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