Sir John Edward Thornycroft KBE (1872–1960) was a British mechanical and civil engineer.Thornycroft was born in Chiswick in 1872 and was the eldest son of Sir John Isaac Thornycroft the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company. He was educated at St Paul’s School London before receiving engineering training at the Central Technical College in South Kensington. Following this training Thornycroft joined his father’s shipyard where he worked on the construction of ships.
birth date
1872-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Chiswick
death date
1960-11-21
discipline
Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering
education
St Paul's School London, City and Guilds of London Institute
institution
Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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