| 词条 | James Forrest (engineer) |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = James Forrest | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1825|11|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Westminster, London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|03|02|1825|11|30|df=y}} | death_place = St. Leonard's-on-Sea, East Sussex, England | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = James Forrest Medal | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers | notable_works = | style = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = }}James Forrest (30 November 1825 – 2 March 1917) was Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers from 1856 to 1896.[1] Forrest was born in Westminster, London.[1] At the age of 17, in 1842, he became apprenticed to engineers Edward and John Manby before later moving on to work for Thomas Grainger.[1] In 1850 he was contracted to assist Charles Manby catalogue the library of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Forrest edited the library catalogue published in 1851.[1] He was briefly Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts before returning to the Institution of Civil Engineers in June 1856 as Assistant Secretary.[1] In 1859 he was made Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[1] Forrest lived at 37 St. Michael's Grove in London during his career.[1] He died in 1917 at his home in St. Leonard's-on-Sea.[1] The James Forrest Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers was established in his honour upon his retirement in 1896.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|title=Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers|url=http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/book/100089|accessdate=19 July 2013|volume=II|date=March 2008|publisher=Thomas Telford Publishing|location=London|isbn=978-0-7277-3504-1}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrest, James}}{{UK-engineer-stub}} 3 : 1825 births|1917 deaths|People from Westminster |
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