Person
Bruce, John Leck (1850 - 1921)
- Born
- 16 October 1850
Glasgow, Scotland - Died
- 29 November 1921
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Sanitary engineer
Summary
John Bruce was the first lecturer in sanitary engineering at Sydney Technical College 1891-1920. He devised simple instruments for use by factory inspectors in determining whether air and lighting conformed to the requirements of the Factories Act.
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Born Glasgow, Scotland, 16 October 1850. Died Sydney, 29 November 1921. Trained as an architect. Worked for Bruce & Sturrock; consulting engineer to the Glasgow Corporation; consulting engineer and architect, Sydney 1887; foreman of works, government architect's branch, Department of Public Works 1889-91; first lecturer in sanitary engineering, Sydney Technical College 1891-1920.Wrote "The Australian Sanitary Inspector's Textbook" (1901); Australian examiner for the London Sanitary Institute; Sydney editor of "Building and Engineering Journal of Australia and New Zealand" and assistant editor of "Australian Technical Journal"; president, sanitary department's examining board.
Published resources
Book Sections
- Antill, J. M., 'Bruce, John Leck (1850-1921)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 7 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1979), pp. 451-452. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070458b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19871683. Details
- 'Bruce, John Leck (1850-1921)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468175. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 13 February 2018
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