Person
Blakey, Othman Frank (1897 - 1952)
- Born
- 10 November 1897
Herberton, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 27 March 1952
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Civil engineer
Summary
Othman Blakey was Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Western Australia from 1947 until his death. He had previously been an Associate professor, Dean and lecturer in the Faculty of engineering, and was engaged as a consultant.
Details
Chronology
- 1919 - 1920
- Award - Thomas McIlwraith Scholarship, University of Queensland
- 1920
- Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering, (BE(Hons), University of Queensland
- 1921 - 1924
- Career position - Engineer, Commonwealth Bank Constructions, Melbourne
- 1921 - 1924
- Career position - Structural engineer, Barlow and Higgins architectural firm, Melbourne
- 1922
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1923
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1924 - 1927
- Career position - Consulting engineer, Melbourne
- 1927 -
- Career position - Lecturer-in-charge of Structural Engineering, University of Western Australia
- 1928
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Western Australia
- 1930s -
- Career event - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Western Australia
- 1936
- Career position - Chairman, Perth division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1936
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1936 - 1937
- Award - Carnegie Grant, overseas tour of universities in England, Europe and America
- 1936 - 1947
- Career position - Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia
- 1936 - 1952
- Career position - Member of Council, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1942
- Career position - Chairman, Perth division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1945
- Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1947 - 1952
- Career position - Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Western Australia
- 1950
- Career event - One of two Australian delegates to the UNESCO World Conference of Universities, Nice
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Hutchison, D. E., 'Blakey, Othman Frank (1897-1952), engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 7: 1891 - 1939 A-Ch, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), p. 323. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070328b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: O. F. Blakey', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 24 (1952), 121-122. Details
- Blakey, O. F., 'V. P. Day', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 17 (1945), 141-. Details
- Blakey, O. F., 'V. E. Day', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 17 (1945), 78-. Details
- Blakey, O. F., 'Presidential address', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 18 (1946), 37-. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24036493. Details
- 'Blakey, Othman Frank (1897-1952)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467994. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 23 October 2024
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