Henry Payne (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Payne (engineer)

Engineer and academic

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1871

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1945

Profession: engineer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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.
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.
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'.