Robert Bald FRSE (1776–1861) was a Scottish surveyor civil and mining engineer and antiquarian. He was born in Culross Scotland the son of Alexander Bald (1753–1823) a colliery agent of Alloa. Robert Bald was one of the earliest and most eminent mining engineers and land surveyors in Scotland and by the late Nineteenth Century he was referred to as the acknowledged father of mining engineering in Scotland. His brother was Alexander Bald poet and friend of James Hogg.
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birth date
1776-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Scotland, Culross
death date
1861-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Alloa
depiction description (caption)
Robert Bald painted by Sir John Watson Gordon
discipline
Civil engineering, Mining
institution
Scotland, Wernerian Natural History Society, Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, Geological Society of London, Institution of Civil Engineers, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
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