Nicholas N. Ambraseys | |
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| Born | 19 January 1929 Athens, Greece |
| Died | December 28, 2012 (aged 83) England |
| Citizenship | British, Greek |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London National Technical University of Athens |
| Known for | Historical Seismicity, Calculation of seismic displacements of dams |
| Awards | 44th Rankine Lecture (2004) Legend of Earthquake Engineering[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Seismology Soil Mechanics |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | The seismic stability of earth dams (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alec Skempton Alan W. Bishop |
| Doctoral students | Sarada K. Sarma |
Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys (19 January 1929 – 28 December 2012)[2] was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of engineering seismology and senior research fellow at Imperial College London.[3] For many years Ambraseys was considered the leading figure and an authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe.
- ^ "13 Legends of Earthquake Engineering" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
- ^ "In memoriam of Prof. Ambraseys". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
- ^ A Tribute for Nicholas N. Ambraseys, Honorary Member, by Edmund Booth