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(Oleg Aleksandrovich) (1905–1984) B.Sc. (Hons. Lond.), A.M.Inst.C.E., civil engineer | (Oleg Aleksandrovich) (1905–1984) B.Sc. (Hons. Lond.), A.M.Inst.C.E., civil engineer | ||
1905 Born, son of Alexander Kerensky, Russian Prime Minister and revolutionary leader<ref>The Times June 26, 1970</ref> | 1905 Born in Russia, son of Alexander Kerensky, Russian Prime Minister and revolutionary leader<ref>The Times June 26, 1970</ref> | ||
1927 Graduated from London Univ. | 1927 Graduated from London Univ. ([[Northampton Polytechnic]]) | ||
Training in Mech. Workshops and with County Surveyor | Worked for a short while for Oxford City Council | ||
Training in Mech. Workshops and with County Surveyor | |||
1927 Joined bridge department of [[Dorman Long and Co]] | |||
Senior Designer, Engineer on Construction of [[Lambeth Bridge]], and Chief Designer with Bridge Dept., [[Dorman Long and Co]]., Ltd. | Senior Designer, Engineer on Construction of [[Lambeth Bridge]], and Chief Designer with Bridge Dept., [[Dorman Long and Co]]., Ltd. | ||
c.1939 Sub-Agent on Re-Construction of [[Wandsworth Bridge]], [[Holloway Brothers (London)]] Ltd., Bridge Wharf, Millbank, London, S.W.1. | c.1939 Sub-Agent on Re-Construction of [[Wandsworth Bridge]], [[Holloway Brothers (London)]] Ltd., Bridge Wharf, Millbank, London, S.W.1. | ||
1940-43 Construction of Avonmouth Oil Terminal | |||
1943-45 Chief Engineer for the [[Mulberry Harbour|Mulberry Harbours]] in North Wales | |||
1946 Joined [[Freeman Fox and Partners]] | |||
Until 1955 was principal bridge designer under Sir [[Gilbert Roberts]]; worked with [[Mott, Hay and Anderson]] on design of [[Severn Road Bridge]] and [[Forth Road Bridge]]. He was principal designer for the [[Ganga Bridge]], the [[Erskine Bridge]] and the [[Medway Bridge]]. | |||
1964 Conferred CBE | |||
1970 Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society; was one of 2 partners in [[Freeman Fox and Partners]] recognised as a world authority on bridge design (at this time part of the [[Milford Haven Bridge]] collapsed during construction); he was also vice president of the [[Institution of Structural Engineers]].<ref>The Times June 8, 1970</ref> | 1970 Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society; was one of 2 partners in [[Freeman Fox and Partners]] recognised as a world authority on bridge design (at this time part of the [[Milford Haven Bridge]] collapsed during construction); he was also vice president of the [[Institution of Structural Engineers]].<ref>The Times June 8, 1970</ref> | ||
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1970 Went to Australia with Sir [[Ralph Freeman (1911-1998)|Ralph Freeman]] to examine the reasons for the collapse of the [[West Gate Bridge|Yarra Bridge]], also a box-girder design<ref>The Times Oct 17, 1970</ref> | 1970 Went to Australia with Sir [[Ralph Freeman (1911-1998)|Ralph Freeman]] to examine the reasons for the collapse of the [[West Gate Bridge|Yarra Bridge]], also a box-girder design<ref>The Times Oct 17, 1970</ref> | ||
1970-71 President of Institution of Structural Engineers | |||
1974 Retired from Freeman Fox and became a consultant | |||
1984 Died. | |||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* The Times June 26, 1984 | |||
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Revision as of 18:26, 12 March 2025
(Oleg Aleksandrovich) (1905–1984) B.Sc. (Hons. Lond.), A.M.Inst.C.E., civil engineer
1905 Born in Russia, son of Alexander Kerensky, Russian Prime Minister and revolutionary leader[1]
1927 Graduated from London Univ. (Northampton Polytechnic)
Worked for a short while for Oxford City Council
Training in Mech. Workshops and with County Surveyor
1927 Joined bridge department of Dorman Long and Co
Senior Designer, Engineer on Construction of Lambeth Bridge, and Chief Designer with Bridge Dept., Dorman Long and Co., Ltd.
c.1939 Sub-Agent on Re-Construction of Wandsworth Bridge, Holloway Brothers (London) Ltd., Bridge Wharf, Millbank, London, S.W.1.
1940-43 Construction of Avonmouth Oil Terminal
1943-45 Chief Engineer for the Mulberry Harbours in North Wales
1946 Joined Freeman Fox and Partners
Until 1955 was principal bridge designer under Sir Gilbert Roberts; worked with Mott, Hay and Anderson on design of Severn Road Bridge and Forth Road Bridge. He was principal designer for the Ganga Bridge, the Erskine Bridge and the Medway Bridge.
1964 Conferred CBE
1970 Appointed Fellow of the Royal Society; was one of 2 partners in Freeman Fox and Partners recognised as a world authority on bridge design (at this time part of the Milford Haven Bridge collapsed during construction); he was also vice president of the Institution of Structural Engineers.[2]
1970 Lived in Eaton Square, London
1970 Went to Australia with Sir Ralph Freeman to examine the reasons for the collapse of the Yarra Bridge, also a box-girder design[3]
1970-71 President of Institution of Structural Engineers
1974 Retired from Freeman Fox and became a consultant
1984 Died.
- The Institution of Structural Engineers organised the International Oleg Kerensky Memorial Conferences, the second of which was held in Glasgow in 1989.
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Times June 26, 1984