Ernest Headly Sprague
Ernest H. Sprague | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1859 Islington, London, England |
| Died | August 20, 1945 (aged 86) Battersea, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | architect, author, teacher |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Engineering, mathematics |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Swain (m. 1892–1892) Edith Blanche Bennett (m. 1892) |
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Ernest Headly Sprague (April 1859–August 20, 1945) was an English architect and teacher.
Biography
Sprague was born in Islington, London, England. His parents were Henry Sprague, a wine merchant, and Susan Headly.[1] In 1892 he married Mary Ann Swain, but she died during the birth of their first child. Shortly after, he married Edith Blanche Bennett. Together they had eight children.[2] He was a professor of engineering at the Imperial Chinese Railway College in Shan-Hai-Kuan. Afterwards, he lectured at University College London and at Westminster Technical Institute.[1]
He wrote several technical books as instructional texts for students of architecture and engineering.
Works
- Geometry for Technical Students (1904)
- Construction in Metals (1910)
- Hydraulics: A Text-book for Students and Engineers (1914)
- Stability of masonry and other structures subject to the pressure of earth and water (1915)
- The Stability of Arches (1916)
- Elementary Mathematics for Engineers (1916)
- The Elements of Graphic Statics (1917)
- The strength of structural elements; a textbook for students, engineers and architects (1917)
- Moving Loads by Influence Lines and Other Methods (1918)
- Geometry by a simplified method, etc. (1935)
- Dictionary of Terms used in the Theory and Practice of Mechanical Engineering (1936) with Joseph Gregory Horner
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ernest Headly Sprague". Michael C. Bax.
- ↑ "1911 England Census for Ernest Sprague". 1911 United Kingdom census. 1911.
- ↑ "Ernest H. Sprague". The Online Books Page.
- ↑ "Sprague, Ernest H. (Ernest Headly)". OCLC, Inc. 2021.
External links
- Works by Ernest Sprague at Faded Page (Canada)
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