Charles Frewen Jenkin
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Charles Frewen Jenkin, CBE, FRS (24 September 1865 – 23 August 1940) was a British engineer and academic. He held the first chair of engineering at the University of Oxford as Professor of Engineering Science.
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Born | (1865-09-14)14 September 1865 Claygate, Surrey, England |
Died | 23 August 1940(1940-08-23) (aged 74) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
Resting place | St Albans Cathedral |
Other names | C. F. Jenkin Charles Frewin Jenkin Frewen Jenkin Frewin Jenkin |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge |
Spouse | Mary (1889–1940; his death) |
Children | 3 children |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1919) Fellow of the Royal Society (1931) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace materials Corrosion fatigue |
Military career | |
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Years of service | 1915–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
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