Thomas Claxton Fidler

Thomas Claxton Fidler
Born1841 (1841)
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Died29 June 1917(1917-06-29) (aged 75–76)
NationalityBritish
OccupationCivil engineer
Known for1887 book on bridge construction
Spouse
Anne Talbot
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(m. 1873)​

Thomas Claxton Fidler (1841 in Newbury, Berkshire – 29 June 1917[1]) was a British civil engineer, noteworthy for his 1887 book on bridge construction.[2]

Career

As successor to Alfred Ewing, T. Claxton Fidler was appointed in 1891 a professor in the Chair of Engineering & Drawing at University College, Dundee. Ewing's Practical Treatise on Bridge-Construction (1887) went through 5 editions with the 3rd edition in 1901, 4th edition in 1909, and paperback 5th edition in 1924. The book was praised[by whom?] for its clarity and thoroughness. He retired as professor emeritus in 1909.[2] In retirement he lived in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.[3]

Fidler was an Invited Speaker of the International Conference of Mathematicians in 1908 in Rome.[4]

Family

In Olney, Buckinghamshire on 11 March 1873, Fidler married Anne Talbot. The marriage produced several children.[quantify]

Selected publications

  • A practical treatise on bridge-construction. London: C. Griffin & Co. 1887.
  • Calculations in hydraulic engineering. Longmans's Civil Engineering Series. Vol. 1, 1898, vol. 2, 1902. London: Longmans, Green, & Co.
  • Civil engineering. London: Methuen. 1905.

References

  1. ^ "Members, Recent Deceases". Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 204: 438. 1917.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Claxton Fidler, University of Dundee, Scientists at Dundee
  3. ^ "Fidler, Prof. T. Claxton". Who's Who: 744. 1916.
  4. ^ Fidler, T. Claxton (1909). "On the application of mathematics to the theory of construction" (PDF). In G. Castelnuovo (ed.). Atti del IV Congresso Internazionale dei Matematici (Roma, 6–11 Aprile 1908). Vol. 3. pp. 356–360. hathitrust link


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