Gordon Higginson
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For the British spiritualist medium, see Gordon Higginson (medium).
Sir Gordon Robert Higginson DL FICE FREng FIMechE (8 November 1929 – 5 November 2011) was an English engineer and academic who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton from 1985 to 1994.[2] He was co-author of the standard text on hydrodynamic lubrication and the Higginson Report on A levels.
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Sir Gordon Higginson | |
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Born | Gordon Robert Higginson (1929-11-08)8 November 1929 |
Died | 5 November 2011(2011-11-05) (aged 81) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Leeds Grammar School University of Leeds |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Hydrodynamic Lubrication Tribology Bio-engineering |
Institutions | Billy Row Working Men's Club |
Employer(s) | Ministry of Supply University of Leeds University of Durham University of Southampton |
Projects | Higginson Report[1] |
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