John Watson Gibson
Sir John Watson Gibson OBE (9 August 1885 – 19 March 1947) was an English civil engineer. He designed dams in England and in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and port installations in England and Ireland. In the UK he is most notable for having designed a key part of the Mulberry harbours for the 1944 Normandy landings.
Sir John Watson Gibson OBE | |
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| Born | 9 August 1885 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire |
| Died | 19 March 1947 (aged 61) London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Middlesbrough School for Boys |
| Spouse | Lilian |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Queen Mary Reservoir Sennar Dam Jebel Aulia Dam |
| Significant design | Phoenix breakwaters BISF house |
| Significant advance | Phoenix breakwaters |
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