Frederick Bramwell

Sir Frederick Bramwell, Bt
Born(1818-03-17)17 March 1818
Died30 November 1903(1903-11-30) (aged 85)
United Kingdom
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineCivil, mechanical
InstitutionsInstitution of Civil Engineers (president), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (president), Royal Society of Arts (president), Royal Society, (fellow)

Sir Frederick Joseph Bramwell, 1st Baronet FRS FRSA (17 March 1818 – 30 November 1903) was a British civil and mechanical engineer. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1873[1] and served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between December 1884 and May 1886[2] and the president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1888. He was knighted in 1881 and created a baronet on 25 January 1889.[1]

Bramwell trained as an engineer and studied steam propulsion. In 1843 he constructed a locomotive for the Stockton and Darlington Railway; set up his own business concentrating on legal and consultative work (1853). He was the first engineer to practise as a technical advocate and later was adviser to the London water companies.

  1. ^ a b The Royal Society (12 June 1873). "Bramwell; Sir; Frederick Joseph (1818–1903)". Fellows. London: Royal Society. Retrieved 22 September 2008. Election Date: 12/06/1873 [dead link]
  2. ^ Watson, Garth (1988). The Civils. London: Thomas Telford Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 0-7277-0392-7.