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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003914b.htm person Russell Peter Nicol Kt AACR2 4 July 1816 10 July 1905 Place of Birth Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Place of Death Porchester Gate, London, United Kingdom Ironfounder Benefactor Sir Peter Nicol Russell was a partner in Russell Brothers general engineering and foundry business, established in Sydney in 1838. In 1842 he took over James Blanche's foundry and renamed it The Sydney Foundry and Engineering Works. He had contracts for all the ironwork required by the New South Wales government and the Sydney Municipal Council. In 1855 he formed P.N. Russell & Co and in 1859 he moved to London as the company's resident UK partner. He gave £50,000 to the University of Sydney in 1895 to establish the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering and a further £50,000 in 1904. He is commemorated by the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, which was inaugurated by the Institution of Engineers, Australia in 1922. 1832 1832 Life event - Arrived in Hobart Town with family on the Anne Jamieson 1838 1838 Moved to Sydney with family 1842 1855? Career position - The Sydney Foundry and Engineering Works established 1855 1874 Career position - P. N. Russell & Co established 1895 1895 Life event - £50,000 donation given to the School of Engineering, University of Sydney (16 December) 1904 1904 Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1904 1904 Life event - £50,000 donation given to the Peter Nicol Russell School of Engineering, University of Sydney Engineering Association of New South Wales (1870 - 1919)

Peter Nicol Russell was a founder of the Engineering Association of New South Wales.

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

The Institution of Engineers Australia inaugurated the Medal in his honour in 1922

 P. N. Russell and Company (1855 - 1875)

Established the Company

 Sydney Foundry and Engineering Works (c. 1842 - c. 1855)

Peter Russell took over the firm in c1842

 Russell Bros. (1838 - c. 1855)

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 Russell, Peter Nicol

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 'Russell, Peter Nicol', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Russell, Peter Nicol Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The machinery employed for artificial refrigeration and ice-making Selfe, Norman The machinery employed for artificial refrigeration and ice-making 1896 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 30 xxxii-lxxiii 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 Journal Article: Sir Peter Nicol Russell 1816-1905 Russell, P. W. Sir Peter Nicol Russell 1816-1905 1964 Royal Australian Historical Society Journal 50 Pt 5 396 Journal Article: Sir Peter Nicol Russell - 1816-1905: his family and associates. Pioneers of the Australian iron and engineering industry Russell, P. H. Sir Peter Nicol Russell - 1816-1905: his family and associates. Pioneers of the Australian iron and engineering industry Royal Australian Historical Society 1964 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society 50 2 129 Journal Article: Obituary: Peter Nicol Russell Anon Obituary: Peter Nicol Russell 1905 The Engineer 25 August 1905 Book Section: Russell, Sir Peter Nicol (1816-1905), ironfounder and benefactor Corbett, Arthur; Pugh, Ann Russell, Sir Peter Nicol (1816-1905), ironfounder and benefactor Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 76-77 Journal Article: Annual address to the Engineering Section Selfe, Norman Annual address to the Engineering Section 1899 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 33 i-x Book Section: Chapter 1: The seventy years 1790-1960 Fraser, Don Chapter 1: The seventy years 1790-1960 Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 1-16 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 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