Sir Alexander Gibb
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Sir Alexander Gibb was a prominent Scottish civil engineer known for his major contributions to early 20th-century infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson | 1 |
| Sir Alexander Gibb canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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businessperson ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Bachelor
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1872-02-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Broughty Ferry
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1958-01-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
British Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Transport of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gibb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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infrastructure engineering ⓘ |
| founded | Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | engineering consultancy ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in large-scale civil engineering projects in the United Kingdom
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pioneering role in British consulting engineering practice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Institution of Civil Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sir Alexander Gibb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableProject |
civil engineering works for World War I military infrastructure
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expansion and modernization of British ports in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design and construction of major British docks and harbours
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development of early 20th-century British infrastructure projects ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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consulting engineer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
civil engineer-in-chief to the Admiralty
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director of civil engineering for the Ministry of Transport ⓘ president of the Institution of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson