| 词条 | Alexander Robert Horne |
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Prof Alexander Robert Horne FRSE OBE MIME PRSSA (1881–1953) was a Scottish engineer and author. LifeHe was born in Leven, Fife in 1881. He was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He was apprenticed as an engineer to James Milne & Sons Ltd of Milton House Works in the Canongate[1] in Edinburgh probably around 1896. He then went t the University of London to formally train as an engineer. In 1910 he obtained a post as Professor of Engineering at Robert Gordons College in Aberdeen, aged only 29. Here he lived at 374 Great Western Road in Aberdeen.[2] In 1920 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Thomas Hudson Beare, Richard Stanfield, George Adam Smith and John Taylor Ewen.[3] In 1929 he moved to Heriot Watt University as Professor of Mechanical Engineering and stayed there until retiral in 1945. He died in Edinburgh on 17 May 1953. Positions of Note
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FamilyHe was married to Nina Helena Horne. They had a son Edward A Horne.[4] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/James_Milne_and_Son|website=gracesguide.co.uk|title=James Milne and Son|accessdate=25 February 2018}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, Alexander Robert}}{{Scotland-bio-stub}}2. ^Aberdeen Post Office directory 1911–12 3. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Alexander-Horne/6000000028851312026|title=Alexander Robert Horne (deceased) - Genealogy|website=geni.com|accessdate=25 February 2018}} 7 : 1881 births|1953 deaths|People from Fife|Alumni of the University of London|British engineers|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|People educated at George Heriot's School |
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