Frederick Arthur Whitaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick Arthur Whitaker

British civil engineer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1893

Place of Birth: Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1968

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Frederick Arthur Whitaker

  • Sir Frederick Arthur Whitaker (17 July 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a British civil engineer.
  • Although born in the Colony of Natal, he was educated in Liverpool and received a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Liverpool.
  • Whitaker joined the Civil Engineer in Chief's Department of the Admiralty at the age of 22 and spent much of the rest of his career there.
  • His earlier work included Royal Navy bases in the United Kingdom, Jamaica, Malta and Singapore during the First World War and Interwar period.
  • In 1934 he became Deputy Civil Engineer-In-Chief to the Admiralty, being promoted to Civil Engineer-In-Chief in 1940.
  • Whitaker held that position for 14 years, which included most of the Second World War, and during that time was ultimately responsible for all of the Admiralty's civil engineering projects.
  • He retired from the Admiralty in 1954, becoming a partner for an engineering consultancy. Whitaker was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1941, and became a Knight Commander in 1945.
  • He was also appointed a Commander in the Legion of Honour by the French government in 1947.
  • He was an active member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, which he had joined in 1919, and held various offices for them.
  • He was elected president of the institution at a Special General Meeting in February 1957, following the death of the previous president, Harold Gourley.
  • Whitaker sat on various committees of organisations related to his area of expertise, including the Dover Harbour Board and Suez Canal Company.
  • He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Liverpool in 1960.

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