Emory Kemp
American engineer and historian (1931–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emory Leland Kemp was the founder and director of the Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at West Virginia University. There, he was Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, and a professor of history in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.[1] Until his death, he served as Professor Emeritus for the Department of History at West Virginia University.[2]
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Born | Emory Leland Kemp 1 October 1931 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | 20 January 2020 |
Residence(s) | Morgantown, West Virginia |
Kemp served as President of the Public Works Historical Society. He presented and published many works on industrial archaeology, engineering, the history of technology, and structural mechanics. Many of his public works can be found in journals such as IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology, Public Historian, Essays in Public Works History, Public Works Magazine, and Canal History and Technology Proceedings.[1]