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NEIMME
The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME), commonly known as The Mining Institute, is a British Royal Chartered learned society and membership organisation dedicated to advancing science and technology in the North and promoting the research and preservation of knowledge relating to mining and mechanical engineering. The membership of the institute is elected on the basis of their academic and professional achievements with Members and Fellows entitled to the postnominal MNEIMME and FNEIMME. The Institute's membership is predominantly from local industry and from academics at Durham and Newcastle Universities, though members are also located further afield across the UK. The institute was founded in 1852 in Newcastle upon Tyne, and was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1876. The Institute developed one of the largest collections of mining information in the world. Its library, named after the first President Nicholas Wood contains mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Fenwick Boyd
Edward Fenwick Boyd (30 August 1810 – 31 August 1889) was an English industrialist who became the fourth President of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME). He held a leading role in the Mining Institute from its inauguration in 1852 as Treasurer and a member of the council before becoming the fourth president in 1869. As president, Boyd oversaw the installation of the Nicholas Wood Memorial Hall (the Mining Institute's headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne) and the Newcastle College of Physical Science.Boyd, H.F. Memoir of Edward Fenwick Boyd ''Transactions - Federated Institution of Mining Engineers'' 2 1890-91, 204-208 Early life Edward Fenwick Boyd was born on 30 August 1810 at Moor House, Leamside, Durham. He was the third son of William Boyd, a banker and partner in the Newcastle Old Bank, and Esther (née Locke) Boyd. He was educated by Henry Atkinson at the High Bridge before he from 1821 attended Witton-le-Wear Grammar School fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
