About Thomas Claxton Fidler
Lived 1841 – 1917 (aged 75–76). Thomas Claxton Fidler was a civil engineer.
Thomas Claxton Fidler (1841 in Newbury, Berkshire – 29 June 1917 ) was a British civil engineer, noteworthy for his 1887 book on bridge construction.
Career As successor to Alfred Ewing, T. Claxton Fidler was appointed in 1891 a professor in the Chair of Engineering & Drawing at University College, Dundee. Ewing's Practical Treatise on Bridge-Construction (1887) went through five editions with the 3rd edition in 1901, 4th edition in 1909, and paperback 5th edition in 1924. The book was praised for its clarity and thoroughness. He retired as professor emeritus in 1909.
Fidler was an invited speaker of the International Conference of Mathematicians in 1908 in Rome.
Family In Olney, Buckinghamshire on 11 March 1873, Fidler married Anne Talbot. The marriage produced several children.
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British civil engineer (1841–1917)
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Thomas Claxton Fidler died on 6 June 1917.
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