Henry Payne (engineer)

Henry Payne
FRAeS M.Inst.C.E.
Prof. Henry Payne
Born(1871-03-09)9 March 1871
Calcutta, India
Died28 March 1945(1945-03-28) (aged 74)
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
NationalityBritish
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materCity and Guilds’ Technical College, Finsbury, London
Known forMechanical Engineering
SpouseCharlotte Wilson
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cape Town; University of Melbourne

Henry Payne FRAeS M.Inst.C.E. (9 March 1871 – 28 March 1945) was dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.[1] He was also the first occupant of the Corporation Chair of Engineering, South African College, Cape Town (1903-1905) where he designed and equipped the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Departments.[1] Payne's entry in the Dictionary of National Biography describes him as 'Dignified in manner and precise in speech, he was respected as a man of principle'.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Payne, Henry (1871–1945)". Biography - Henry Payne - Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 10 July 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)