Harry Thomas Cory
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Harry Thomas Cory was an American
engineer
and professor
. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana
, the son of Thomas and Carrie (Stoney) Cory.
Cory received his Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University
in 1889 and advanced degrees in 1893 and 1896 from Cornell University
. He married Ida Judd Hiller on October 4, 1911.
He was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Missouri
from 1893–98 and a professor of sanitary engineering deom 1898-1900. He was the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
from 1900-02.
From 1902 to 1911 he held several positions with railway firms including Assistant to the General Manager for the Southern Pacific Company from 1904–1905 and Assistant to the President of Harriman Lines, Arizona and Mexico from 1905-11. He was also the General Manager and Chief Engineer, California Development Company and La Sociedad de Riego Terrenos de la Baja California, S.A., where he worked on irrigation systems for the Imperial Valley
and was in charge of re-diversion of the Colorado River from the Salton Sea
, 1906-07.
Cory was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
, the Bohemian Club
(San Francisco), the Faculty Club (Berkeley, California). He was also an American member of the Nile Commission.
United States
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engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
. He was born in Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on...
, the son of Thomas and Carrie (Stoney) Cory.
Cory received his Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1889 and advanced degrees in 1893 and 1896 from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. He married Ida Judd Hiller on October 4, 1911.
He was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
from 1893–98 and a professor of sanitary engineering deom 1898-1900. He was the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
from 1900-02.
From 1902 to 1911 he held several positions with railway firms including Assistant to the General Manager for the Southern Pacific Company from 1904–1905 and Assistant to the President of Harriman Lines, Arizona and Mexico from 1905-11. He was also the General Manager and Chief Engineer, California Development Company and La Sociedad de Riego Terrenos de la Baja California, S.A., where he worked on irrigation systems for the Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley is an agricultural area of Southern California's Imperial County. It is located in southeastern Southern California, centered around the city of El Centro. Locally, the terms "Imperial Valley" and "Imperial County" are used synonymously. The Valley is bordered between the...
and was in charge of re-diversion of the Colorado River from the Salton Sea
Salton Sea
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial Valley. The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside counties in Southern California. Like Death...
, 1906-07.
Cory was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
, the Bohemian Club
Bohemian Club
The Bohemian Club is a private men's club in San Francisco, California, United States.Its clubhouse is located at 624 Taylor Street in San Francisco...
(San Francisco), the Faculty Club (Berkeley, California). He was also an American member of the Nile Commission.
Publications
- The Thompson-Houston system of electric lighting .. (1887)
- Multiphase alternating current transmission .. (1896)
- Report on the financial condition of the California development company and its subsidiary company, La Sociedad de riego y terrenos de la Baja California, S.A. (1906])
- The Imperial Valley and the Salton Sink with William Phipps BlakeWilliam Phipps BlakeWilliam Phipps Blake was an American mineralogist and geologist. He was born in New York City, graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale in 1852, one of seven to get the newly created Ph.B. degree. He was mineralogist and geologist of the Pacific Railroad Exploring Expedition of 1853,...
(1915) - Opportunities in the South; address delivered before the Southern Land Congress, November 12, 1918 (1918)