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Angus Fulton
British civil engineer (1900–1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Angus Anderson Fulton (10 January 1900 – 21 June 1983) was a British civil engineer.[1][2]
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Fulton was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 10 January 1900.[3] His father was an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) for more than 50 years and Angus followed in his footsteps to become a civil engineer.[4] Fulton was educated at the High School of Dundee, and University College, Dundee, part of the University of St Andrews where he was a cadet in the senior division of the Officer Training Corps.[5] Following his graduation in 1922 with a Bachelor of Science degree he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 51st (Highland) Division engineers section of the Territorial Army Royal Engineers.[5][6]
In 1953 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Robert McAdam, Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross, James Cameron Smail, David Kerr Duff and James Reed.[7]
Fulton was elected president of the ICE for the November 1969 to November 1970 session.[8] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Dundee on 6 July 1970.[2] Fulton was involved with many institutions and was elected a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[2] In addition he was also elected a member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1972.[1] Fulton was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[2] He died at Inveresk, Mid-Lothian, Scotland on 21 June 1983.[1]
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