Person

Payne, Henry (1871 - 1945)

Born
9 March 1871
Calcutta, India
Died
28 March 1945
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Engineer and Educator

Summary

Henry Payne was Professor of Engineering at University of Melbourne 1910-1932. He was active in rebuilding and re-equipping the school and in 1913 succeeded in having his courses recognised by the English Institutions.

Details

Born 9 March 1871. Died 28 March 1945. Educated City and Guilds Technical College, Finsbury, London. Lecturer, University College, London 1898-1903, South African College, Cape Town 1903-09 (Corporation Chair of Civil Engineering from 1905), chair of engineering, University of Melbourne 1910-32, made an emeritus professor on his retirement. President, Melbourne University Engineering Society 1910, President, Victorian Institute of Engineers 1914, Chairman, local committee, Institution of Civil Engineers in Victoria 1924-25, Chairman, Melbourne Division, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1929. Chairman, Air Accident Investigations Committee 1926-31.

Chronology

4 Dec 1900
Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
6 Apr 1909
Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London
1910 - 1932
Career position - Professor of Engineerng, University of Melbourne
1914
Career position - Local Secretary for Melbourne, Section G (Engineering), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting

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  • 'Abstracts of proceedings of Divisions, 1920.', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1 (1920), 151-161, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.633491999041294. 'Lecture 21 July 1920 - "James Watt," Prof. H. Payne, M.lnst.C.E.' , p.154. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'A triangular computation sheet', Transactions and Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Surveyors, 6 (1910-1919), 1-8. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'Insulator for cold storage', Commonwealth Engineer, 1 (3) (1913), 97-99. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'Note on wind pressure (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XIII (1913), 140-142. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24549. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'Notes on a new lecture theatre - Melbourne University (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XIII (1913), 134-139, 143-144. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24548. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'Notes on insulation for cold storage (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XIV (1914), 65-73, 129-132. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24565. Details
  • Payne, Henry, 'The influence line (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. XVI (1917), 67-82, 136-137. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24590. Details

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