Alexander Kennedy
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1847 – 1928
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Who was Alexander Kennedy?
Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy, LLD, FRS, FRGS, better known simply as Alexander Kennedy, was a leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic. A member of many institutions and the recipient of three honorary doctorates, Kennedy was also an avid mountaineer and a keen amateur photographer being one of the first to document the archeological site of Petra in Jordan following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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- Born
- Mar 17, 1847
Stepney - Also known as
- Sir Alexander Kennedy
- Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy
- Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy, LLD, FRS, FRGS
- Alex. B. W. Kennedy
- Parents
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Verralls Smith
(1874/09/08 - 1911)
- Elizabeth Verralls Smith
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal School of Mines
- City of London School
- Died
- Nov 1, 1928
London
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on July 23, 2013
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