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John Bradfield (other)
John Bradfield may refer to: * John Bradfield (engineer) (1867–1943), Australian engineer, designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge * John Ross Bradfield (1899–1983), Canadian businessman * John Bradfield (bishop) John Bradfield (or John de Bradfield) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Bradfield is believed to have come from Bradfield in Berkshire. He was a monk of Rochester Cathedral and precentor of Rochester before he was elected to the see of Roches ... (died 1283), Bishop of Rochester * John Bradfield (biologist) (1925–2014), British biologist, founder of Cambridge Science Park {{hndis, Bradfield, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bradfield (engineer)
John Job Crew Bradfield (26 December 1867 – 23 September 1943) was an Australian engineer best known as the chief proponent of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, of which he oversaw both the design and construction. He worked for the New South Wales Department of Public Works from 1891 to 1933. He was the first recipient of an engineering doctorate from the University of Sydney, in 1924. Other notable projects with which he was associated include the Cataract Dam (completed 1907), the Burrinjuck Dam (completed 1928), and Brisbane's Story Bridge (completed 1940). The Harbour Bridge formed only one component of the City Circle, Bradfield's grand scheme for the railways of central Sydney, a modified version of which was completed after his death. He was also the designer of an unbuilt irrigation project known as the Bradfield Scheme, which proposed that remote areas of western Queensland and north-eastern South Australia could be made fertile by the diversion of rivers from North Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ross Bradfield
John Ross Bradfield, (1899 – October 29, 1983) was a Canadians, Canadian businessman who was involved in the development of the Canadian mining industry as President and CEO of Noranda (mining company), Noranda. Born in Morrisburg, Ontario, he graduated from McGill University in 1922 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He was a field engineer on the construction of Yankee Stadium. He joined Noranda Mines in 1922. In 1927 he became a construction superintendent. Rising in the ranks of the company he became, in 1956, president and chief executive officer and chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1962. He resigned as CEO in 1968 but remained as Chairman of the board until 1974. In 1973 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his many contributions to the development of the mining industry and to the growth of the Canadian business community". He is also an inductee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. References {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bradfield (bishop)
John Bradfield (or John de Bradfield) was a medieval Bishop of Rochester. Bradfield is believed to have come from Bradfield in Berkshire. He was a monk of Rochester Cathedral and precentor of Rochester before he was elected to the see of Rochester The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in the English county of Kent and the Province of Canterbury. The cathedral church of the diocese is Rochester Cathedral in the former city of Rochester. The bishop's Latin episcopal signat ... in 1278.British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on 30 October 2007 He was consecrated on 29 May 1278. He died on 23 April 1283.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 267 Citations References * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
