Osbert Chadwick (4 April 1844 - 27 September 1913) was a British engineer and a professor at University College London
Osbert Chadwick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 1844 |
| Died | 27 September 1913 (aged 69) |
Early life and education
editOsbert Chadwick was born in 1844 to Edwin Chadwick, an English social worker and sanitation reformer.[1] Chadwick studied at the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, graduating with a commission in 1864.
Career
editRoyal Engineers
editIn 1868 Chadwick went to India in the Royal Engineers public works department. His duties were concentrated in Bombay for the time where he managed barges.
Post-Engineers
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In 1873, Chadwick left the Royal Engineers and became the engineer for the Odessa water works.[2][3]
During this time Chadwick directed and co-directed several engineering projects across the Asian British colonies such as Grenada, Hong Kong, and Mauritius among others. While in Hong Kong he contributed significantly to the design of the future Engineer's office.[4]
From 1883 to 1889 Chadwick built a water supply system that formed the Chadwick lakes in Malta. This earned him the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1886.
Professorship
editOsbert Chadwick served as the Chadwick professor of municipal engineering at University College London from 1898 to 1911, the position was created and named after his father Edwin Chadwick.
Death
editChadwick died on 27 September 1913 in Knocknalling, Kirkcudbrightshire.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary. Osbert Chadwick, CMG, 1844-1913". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 196 (1914): 357. 1914. doi:10.1680/imotp.1914.17100.
- ^ a b "Osbert Chadwick - Graces Guide".
- ^ "Osbert Chadwick album of Ukraine, the British Isles, and the British West Indies, 1873-1889".
- ^ "Part2 Chapter 1.8 - Naval Dockyard".