About John Anthony Derrington
Lived 1921 – 2008 (aged 86). John Anthony Derrington was a British civil engineer and engineer.
John Anthony Derrington (24 December 1921 – 9 February 2008) was a British civil engineer.
Biography Derrington was born in London. He held a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a Diploma of Imperial College.
Affiliations and honours He was a fellow of the ICE, of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE; 1984–85), and of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was elected president of the IStructE for the 1979–80 session, of the ICE for the 1984–85 session and of the Offshore Engineering Society for 1987–88.
Death Derrington lived in Rottingdean, East Sussex. He died on 9 February 2008 at the age of 86. The ICE held a memorial service for him at Westminster Cathedral on 10 November 2008.
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