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James Kemnal
Sir James Herman Rosenthal Kemnal Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (born James Hermann Rosenthal; 16 August 1864 – 8 February 1927) was an England, English engineer and industrialist. He changed his surname to Kemnal in 1915. Kemnal was born in Rotherhithe in London to a naturalised British father, David Ferdinand Rosenthal, who was a dealer in china and glass, and his wife, Elizabeth Marshall, from Poplar, London, Poplar. He was educated at the University of Cologne and undertook an apprenticeship at the engineering works of the Belgian State Railways before joining the Anderston Foundry, Anderston Foundry Co Ltd in Glasgow. In about 1883, Kemnal joined the American boiler manufacturers Babcock & Wilcox and was soon running their London office. In 1891, a completely independent British branch of Babcock & Wilcox was founded and Kemnal became managing director, a post he held for the rest of his life. The company expanded rapidly and opened branches in France, Germany, Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Society Of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. , there are around 1,800 Fellows. The Society covers a broader selection of fields than the Royal Society of London, including literature and history. Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines – science & technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service. History At the start of the 18th century, Edinburgh's intellectual climate fostered many clubs and societies (see Scottish Enlightenment). Though there were several that treated the arts, sciences and medicine, the most prestigious was the Society for the Improvement of Medical Knowledge, commonly referred to as the Medical Society of Edinburgh, co-founded by the mathematician Colin Maclaurin in 1731. Maclaurin was unhappy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
