Edgar Ritchie (engineer)

For the Canadian diplomat, see Edgar Ritchie.
Edgar Gowar Ritchie
Born Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died July 23, 1956(1956-07-23) (aged 85)
East St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation hydraulic engineer
Years active 1891-1936
Employer Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works

Edgar Gowar Ritchie (15 July 1871–23 July 1956) was a hydraulic engineer who worked for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works for the majority of his career.[1] He was the engineer of water supply from 1908 until his retirement in 1936. In this role he was responsible for the construction of the Maroondah, O'Shannassy and Silvan reservoir and their associated aqueducts.[2] In 1943, Ritchie was awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal from the Institution of Engineers Australia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Marjorie (1988). "Ritchie, Edgar Gowar (1871–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ritchie-edgar-gowar-8215. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
  2. ^ Ritchie, E. G. (October 1934), "Melbourne's Water Supply Undertaking", Journal of Institution of Engineers Australia 6: 379–382, archived from the original on 2011-04-05, http://www.webcitation.org/5xi1VS8i9 
  3. ^ "Honorary Fellows and Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal recipients". Institution of Engineers Australia. 2011 edition. http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=EE016D99-C5B1-678B-D1FB-3188C5C6BD8B&siteName=ieaust. Retrieved 2011-08-25.