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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-06 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000866b.htm person Warren William Henry AACR2 2 February 1852 9 January 1926 Place of Birth Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Place of Death Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia Engineer University Administrator William Warren was a leading engineer in New South Wales, with a considerable reputation in engineering education and in professional organisations. In 1882 he joined the Department of Physics of the University of Sydney as Lecturer in engineering, being Challis Professor of Engineering from 1890 to 1925. His efforts to build up engineering teaching resulted in the establishment of a 4-year course in 1900. He had a distinguished publications record, which included the books Engineering construction in iron, steel and timber (1894, 3rd ed. 1921) and Strength, elasticity and other properties of New South Wales hardwood timbers (1911). Warren serves as Dean of the Faculties of Science and Engineering, and as chairman of the University's Professorial Board. For many years he was consulting engineering to New South Wales Government, being involved in a number of inquiries including those into railway bridges (1885 - 1886) and Baldwin locomotives (1892 - 1893). As inaugural President of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, Warren was a strong advocate for the registration of engineers with the Institution as the qualifying body, and a code of ethics. The W. H. Warren Medal, awarded by the Institution since 1926, is named in his honour. 4 Dec 1877 4 Dec 1877 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1880 1880 Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1881 1881 Career position - Teacher of applied mechanics, Sydney Technological College 1882 1884 Career position - Lecturer in engineering, Department of Physics, University of Sydney 1883 Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales 1884 1890 Career position - Professor of Engineering, University of Sydney 8 Feb 1887 8 Feb 1887 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1888 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 1890 Career position - President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1890 1925 Career position - Challis Professor of Engineering, University of Sydney 1892 1892 Career position - President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1892 1892 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1894 1894 Publication - Book: "Engineering construction in iron, steel and timber" 1899 1899 Taxonomy event - Collector of a syntype of Eucalyptus dawsonii R.T.Baker 1902 1902 Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales 1908 Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney 1911 1911 Publication - Book: "Strength, elasticity and other properties of New South Wales hardwood timbers" Published in 7 editions. 1912 1912 Award - Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D), ad eundem, University of Glasgow 1914 1914 Career position - Local Secretary for Sydney, Section G (Engineering), British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1920 Career position - Foundation President, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1920 1926 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 1923 Career position - President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1923 1923 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering, Institution of Engineers Australia Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Joint Secretary 1889-1891; President 1892 and 1902

 Warren Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales (2020 - )

The Prize has been awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales since 2020

 Cutler, Arthur Edward (1863 - 1935)

William Warren, MInstCE endorsed Arthur Cutler's nomination for MInstCE 1913

 British Association for the Advancement of Science 84th Meeting (1914)

Local Secretary for Sydney, Section G (Engineering) 1914

 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (1922 - 1929)

Representative of the Institution of Engineers Australia, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-

 Brearley, Joseph Henry Draper (1873 - 1941)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Joseph Brearley's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1903

 Goodman, William George Toop (1872 - 1961)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed William Goodman's nomination for MInstCE 1906

 Hawken, Roger William Hercules (1878 - 1947)

William Warren MInstCE proposed Roger Hawken's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1909; and endorsed his nomination for MInstCE, 1919. Hawken lectured in Materials and Structures, at the University of Sydney, for Warren, in 1912.

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 1923.

 Vogan, Harold James (1894 - 1981)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Harold Vogan's nomination for AssocMInstCE, 1921.

 Shellshear, Walter (1856 - 1939)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Walter Shellshear's nomination for MInstCE 1892.

 de Burgh, Ernest Macartney (1863 - 1929)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Ernest de Burgh's nomination for MInstCE, 1892.

 Burnell, John Gurner (1885 - 1967)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed John Burnell nomination for AssocMInstCE 1912

 Adams, Walter Edward (1861 - 1939)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Walter Adams nomination for AssocMInstCE 1908, and MInstCE 1916

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Foundation President 1919 - 1920

 W. H. Warren Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1926 - )

W. H. Warren Memorial Medal is named in his honour.

 Kernot, William Charles (1845 - 1909)

William Warren AssocMInstCE endorsed William Kernot's nomination for AssocInstCE in 1885

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section H (Engineering and Architecture) 1890 and 1923; President, Section I (Sanitary Science and Hygiene) 1892; Original [founding] member 1888 -

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Challis Professor of Engineering 1890 - 1925

 Dare, Henry Harvey (1867 - 1949)

William Warren MInstCE endorsed Henry Dare's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1892, and MInstCE 1911.

 Tivey, John Proctor (1883 - 1968)

William Warren MInstCE proposed John Tivey's Nomination for AssocMInstCE 1914

 Walsh, Henry Deane (1853 - 1921)

William Warren AssocMInstCE endorsed Henry Walsh's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1883

 Bennett, William Christopher (1824 - 1889)

W. H. Warren worked for Roads and Bridges, NSW Public Works Department under W. C. Bennett, 1880-1883

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 Warren, W H (1852-1926)

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 'Warren, William Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Warren, William Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Newspaper Article: Aviation: School at Richmond. The training course Aviation: School at Richmond. The training course 1916 Sydney Morning Herald 8 Journal Article: First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] First members of institution [Diamond Jubilee feature article] 1979 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 51 20 69 Journal Article: Warren: Man of vision [Diamond Jubilee feature article] Warren: Man of vision [Diamond Jubilee feature article] 1979 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 51 20 18-20 Journal Article: Fifth Annual General Meeting [March 1925] and Fifth Annual Report [1924] Institution of Engineers Australia Fifth Annual General Meeting [March 1925] and Fifth Annual Report [1924] 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 5 xiv-xliii Journal Article: Professor W. H. Warren - First president of the Institution of Engineers of Australia Professor W. H. Warren - First president of the Institution of Engineers of Australia 1919 Commonwealth Engineer 7 4 98 Journal Article: Lift bridge over the Murray at Swan Hill [and discussion with Messrs Burge, Haycroft, Grimshaw, Dare, Warren] Allan, Percy Lift bridge over the Murray at Swan Hill [and discussion with Messrs Burge, Haycroft, Grimshaw, Dare, Warren] 1896 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 30 xc-cix Resource Section: Warren, William Henry Warren, William Henry Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: The design of riveted joints in girders Warren, W. H. The design of riveted joints in girders 1903 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 8 29-49 Journal Article: Section H - Engineering and architecture. The testing of materials used in engineering and building construction Australia [presidential address] Warren, W. H. Section H - Engineering and architecture. The testing of materials used in engineering and building construction Australia [presidential address] 1924 Report of the 16th meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1923 604-18 Journal Article: Irrigation in India and Egypt Warren, W. H. Irrigation in India and Egypt 1913 Commonwealth Engineer 1 4 126-128 Journal Article: The effect of temperature on the tensile and compressive properties of copper Warren, W. H.; Barraclough, S. H. E. The effect of temperature on the tensile and compressive properties of copper 1897 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 31 281-295 Journal Article: Presidential address [1920] Warren, W. H. Presidential address [1920] Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1921 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 1 162-175 Journal Article: The history of civil engineering in New South Wales Warren, W. H. The history of civil engineering in New South Wales Sydney Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1889 Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1 590-648 Journal Article: The determination of working stresses for bridges Warren, W. H.; Dare, H. H. The determination of working stresses for bridges 1901 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 6 41-56 Journal Article: Anniversary address Warren, W. H. Anniversary address 1893 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 27 4 Conference Paper: Engineers' Papers: An Undervalued Historical Source Dwyer, M. R. Engineers' Papers: An Undervalued Historical Source Perth, Western Australia Institution of Engineers, Australia. Western Australian Division 1990 Fifth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1990: Interpreting Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers 29-34 Resource: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Book Section: Warren, William Henry (1852-1926), engineer and educationist Corbett, Arthur; Pugh, Ann Warren, William Henry (1852-1926), engineer and educationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 356-357 Journal Article: Memoirs Memoirs 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 673-687 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Presidential address Watt, R. H. Presidential address 1926 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 60 1-37 Resource: The Warren Prize Royal Society of New South Wales The Warren Prize Sydney 2025 Journal Article: P. N. Russell Memorial Medal [List of recipients 1923 - 1931] P. N. Russell Memorial Medal [List of recipients 1923 - 1931] 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 12 445 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Book: Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Hall, Norman Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Melbourne CSIRO 1978

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 Journal Article: Warren Memorial Prize and W.H. Warren Award Gourlay, Michael R. Warren Memorial Prize and W.H. Warren Award 1998 Australian Civil Engineering Transactions 40 29-42 Journal Article: P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] P.N.R. Memorial Medal - 1941 Award [R. J. Boyd, M.E., M.I.E.Aust.] 1941 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 13 12 295 Journal Article: Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] Institution of Engineers Australia Third Annual General Meeting [March 1923] and Third Annual Report [1922] 1924 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 xiv-xxxix Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Book Section: Chapter 15: Engineering education in Sydney Ludlow, Christa; Bowie, Ian; Neville, Pamela Chapter 15: Engineering education in Sydney Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 285-298 William Henry Warren - Records University of Sydney, Archives William Henry Warren - Records P 149 1844 - 1922 Research correspondence 1888-1922, experimental and observational data 1887-c1900; manuscripts and typescripts 1892-1920, publications 1890-1920; addresses c1900-1919, photographs and blueprints 1915-22, miscellaneous records 1887-1921; teaching lecture notes 1883-1913 and engineering education addresses 1890-c1920; reports and records regarding the University of Sydney Engineering Department and various non-university organisations 1886-1921; personal material 1844-1904 [1.1 m, P 149]. 1.1 m