Vernon Robertson
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Vernon Alec Murray Robertson CBE MC
(1890–1971) was a British
civil engineer
.
Robertson was born in 1890 at Calcutta in India
. He was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
for the November 1949 to November 1950 session.
Military Cross
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(1890–1971) was a British
United Kingdom
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civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
.
Robertson was born in 1890 at Calcutta in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was elected president of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
for the November 1949 to November 1950 session.