Predecessor | The Society of Civil Engineers |
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Established | 1771 |
Founder | John Smeaton, Robert Mylne and five others |
Type | Civil engineering professional association |
Headquarters | London |
Membership | approx 85 |
Key people |
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Website | www |
The Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers was founded in England in 1771. It was the first engineering society to be formed anywhere in the world, and remains the oldest. It was originally known as the Society of Civil Engineers, being renamed following its founder's death.[1]