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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Annette Alafaci; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001112b.htm person Hawken Roger William Hercules AACR2 12 May 1878 18 October 1947 Place of Birth Darlington, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Civil engineer Roger Hawken MIEAust, was Professor of Engineering, University of Queensland from 1916 until 1947. He served as a civil engineer in New South Wales, Federal Malay States and Queensland. He also lectured at the Ballarat School of Mine and the University of Sydney. Hawken was a co-founder of the Institution of Engineers, Australia in 1919, the first chairman of its Brisbane division in 1919, its President in 1923 and a councillor until 1947. He was the instigator of the compulsory registration of consulting engineers. Hawken worked on the initial design of the Sydney harbour bridge (which was later aborted) and researched widely in the areas of hydrology, earth pressure, and column design. The Hawken Engineering Building, University of Queensland; Hawken Drive, St Lucia; and the Hawken Address, an annual oration presented by the Queensland division of the Institution of Engineers, are all named in his honour. 1900 1900 Education - Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), University of Sydney c. 1901 c. 1901 Career position - Engineer, Tamworth-Manilla railway, New South Wales 1901 1903 Career position - Engineer on the Sydney Harbour Bridge project 1902 1902 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1904 1904 Career position - locum tenens Professor of Engineering, School of Mines, Ballarat 1905 1909 Career position - Assistant engineer, later Executive engineer, Public Works Department, Federated Malay States [under John Trump MInstCE] 1909 c. 1911 Career position - Engineer, Shire of Ashford (NSW) then Yelleroi (Qld) 7 Dec 1909 7 Dec 1909 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1912 Career position - Inaugural Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Queensland 1916 1919 Career position - de facto Professor of Engineering, University of Queensland 1918 1918 Education - Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), University of Sydney 1919 1919 Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1919 1919 Career position - Co-founder, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1919 1947 Career position - Member, Queensland Advisory Committee, Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1919 1947 Career position - de jure Professor of Engineering, University of Queensland 28 Jan 1919 28 Jan 1919 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1920 1920 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 1923 Career position - President, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1923 1947 Career position - Councillor, Institution of Engineers, Australia 1931 1931 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Member (Engineering), Australian National Research Council 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1938 1947 Career position - Chairman, Queensland Advisory Committee, Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1947 1947 Life event - Retired Newbigin, William Johnstone (1874 - 1927)

Helped establish the Institution of Engineers, Australia

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Member (Engineering) 1932 -

 Nimmo, William Hogarth Robertson (1885 - 1970)

Roger Hawken MInstCE endorsed William Nimmo's application for MInstCE, 1931.

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

Awarded the Medal 1931.

 Ballarat School of Mines (1871 - c. 1976)

Professor of Engineering, locum tenens 1904

 Bradfield, John Job Crew (1867 - 1943)

John Bradfield MInstCE endorsed Roger Hawken's nomination for MInstCE, 1919

 Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton (Henry) (1871 - 1958)

Henry Barraclough AssocMInstCE endorsed Roger Hawken's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1909.

 Warren, William Henry (1852 - 1926)

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.

 Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

President 1923; Councillor 1919 - 1947; Chairman Brisbane division 1919 - .

 Standards Association of Australia (1929 - 1988)

Representative of the Queenland Government, on the Council 1929-1947

 Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association (1922 - 1929)

Representative of the Queenland Government, on the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association 1922-1929

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Engineering 1916 - 1947; Inaugural Lecturer in Civil Engineering 1912 - 1916.

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

Wikidata

VIAF - Virtual International Authority File

 Hawken, R W H (1878-1947)

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 'Hawken, Roger William Hercules', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hawken, Roger William Hercules Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Twenty-five years an Institution - 1. A short record Hawken, R. W. H. Twenty-five years an Institution - 1. A short record 1944 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 16 7-8 130 Journal Article: Obituary: Professor R. W. H. Hawken Obituary: Professor R. W. H. Hawken 1948 Australian Journal of Science 10 4 107 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: 48th Council Meeting [23rd November 1931, Sydney] Institution of Engineers Australia 48th Council Meeting [23rd November 1931, Sydney] 1931 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 3 12 434 Journal Article: Twelfth Annual Report [1931] Institution of Engineers Australia Twelfth Annual Report [1931] 1932 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 4 5 178-179 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Book Section: Hawken, Roger William Hercules (1878-1947), civil engineer Trollope, D. H. Hawken, Roger William Hercules (1878-1947), civil engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 230-231 Journal Article: An analysis of maximum run-off and rainfall intensity (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Poole, W.) An analysis of maximum run-off and rainfall intensity (Discussions and communications) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 285-6 Journal Article: Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Chapman, R. W.; Burn, A.; Feld, Jacob; Backstrom, S. I.; Ross, C. N.; Kernot, M. E.) Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure (Discussions and communications) Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 311-325 Journal Article: River flood measurement from height records (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Nimmo, W. H. R.) River flood measurement from height records (Discussions and communications) 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 10 373 Journal Article: River flood measurement from height records (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Kemp, J. R.) River flood measurement from height records (Discussions and communications) 1937 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 7 274 Journal Article: A general theorem for the real column (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H.; Kindler, J. F.; Morelli, D. A. A general theorem for the real column (Discussions and communications) 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 6 203-207 Journal Article: A general theorem for the real column (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H.; Pitt, G. E. K. A general theorem for the real column (Discussions and communications) 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 8 278-279 Journal Article: The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Nicoll, W.) The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 8 304 Journal Article: The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H. (Nimmo, W. H. R.) The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 10 373 Journal Article: The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) Hawken, R. W. H.; Nicoll, W.; Nimmo, W. H. R. The influence of area-shape on run-off (Discussions and communications) 1937 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 7 273 Journal Article: Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure Hawken, R. W. H. Stress in cohesive material and earth pressure Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 37-82 Journal Article: Presidential address [1924] Hawken, Roger William Hercules Presidential address [1924] Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1925 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 4 lxxii-lxxxi Journal Article: The use of influence lines in the designing of structures. Hawken, R. W. The use of influence lines in the designing of structures. 1903 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 8 51-98 Journal Article: The method of two origins for deducting the deflection of a beam and the equation of three moments Hawken, R. W. The method of two origins for deducting the deflection of a beam and the equation of three moments 1915-17 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 20 37-48 Journal Article: Column analysis and design Hawken, R. W. Column analysis and design 1917-20 Journal and abstract of proceedings of the Sydney University Engineering Society 21 1-40 Journal Article: Maximum positions of moving loads on beams Hawken, R. W. Maximum positions of moving loads on beams 1918 Commonwealth Engineer 5 7 201 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 Journal Article: A general theorem for the real column Hawken, R. W. H. A general theorem for the real column 1938 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 10 9 315-323 Journal Article: Critical planes and curves of rupture in cohesive material Hawken, R. W. H. Critical planes and curves of rupture in cohesive material Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 147-212 Journal Article: The influence of area-shape on run-off Hawken, R. W. H. The influence of area-shape on run-off 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 12 421-7 Journal Article: An analysis of maximum run-off and rainfall intensity Hawken, R. W. H. An analysis of maximum run-off and rainfall intensity Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 193-215 Journal Article: The general equation of stress in frictional cohesive material Hawken, R. W. H. The general equation of stress in frictional cohesive material 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 7 247-257 Journal Article: Creep and bending moments in a non-uniform column Hawken, R. W. H. Creep and bending moments in a non-uniform column 1943 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 15 11-12 230-1 Journal Article: Chairman's Address [Brisbane Division] - Traditions of engineering Hawken, Roger William Hercules Chairman's Address [Brisbane Division] - Traditions of engineering 1930 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 2 5 179-182 Journal Article: Economy of purchase and curves of relative cost Hawken, R. W. H. Economy of purchase and curves of relative cost Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1926 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 97-133 Journal Article: Column design curves, and correspondence Hawken, R. W. H. Column design curves, and correspondence Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 217-254 Journal Article: River flood measurement from height records Hawken, R. W. H. River flood measurement from height records 1936 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 8 8 281-5 Resource: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Obituary [Professor Roger William Hercules Hawken] Obituary [Professor Roger William Hercules Hawken] 1947 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 19 9-12 207-8 Edited Book: Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] Whitmore, R. L. Eminent Queensland Engineers [volume 1] Brisbane, Queensland The Institution of Engineers, Australia, Queensland Division 1984 Book: Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 Gregory, Helen Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 St Lucia University of Queensland Library 1987 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 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