Charles Frewen Jenkin
Charles Frewen Jenkin, CBE, FRS (24 September 1865 – 23 August 1940) was a British engineer and academic. He held the first chair of engineering at the University of Oxford as Professor of Engineering Science.
Charles Frewen Jenkin | |
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| Born | 14 September 1865 Claygate, Surrey, England |
| Died | 23 August 1940 (aged 74) St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Resting place | St Albans Cathedral |
| Other names | C. F. Jenkin Charles Frewin Jenkin Frewen Jenkin Frewin Jenkin |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Mary (1889–1940; his death) |
| Children | 3 children |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1919) Fellow of the Royal Society (1931) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace materials Corrosion fatigue |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Navy (1915–18) Royal Air Force (1918–19) |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
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