Background
Allcut, Edgar Alfred was born on June 30, 1888 in Birmingham, England. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane (Jones) Allcut.
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Edgar Alfred Allcut
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Bachelor of Science with honors (Bowen research scholar), U.Birmingham, 1908, Master of Science, 1909. Master of Engineering, University Toronto, 1931.
Career
Assistant engineer Humphrey Pump Company, London, England., 1910-1913. Manager engineering and testing machine departments W. & T. Avery, Ltd., 1913-1917. Chief inspector materials Austin Motor Company, 1917-1920.
Associate professor, later professor and head department mechanic engineering U. Toronto, 1921-1956. Chairman air pollution board City of Toronto, 1949-1955. Commissioner Ontario Energy Board, 1960.
Member Province of Ontario Labour Safety Council, from 1962. Member committee substitute fuels National Research Council.
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Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Royal Aero. Society; member National Industrial Design Council Canada, Engineering Institute Canada, Institution Mech. Engineers Association Professional Engineers Ontario.
Connections
Married Annie Josephine Walker, June 7, 1919. Children: Monica Mary born 1923-died 2002 and Stella Margaret born 1929 - still living as of July 2020.
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1978 (aged 89) -
Resting place
Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
Nationality
British
Awards
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Recipient Heslop gold medal, 1909. Herbert Akroyd Stuart prize Institute Mech. Engineers, 1930; Plummer medal Engineering Institute Canada, 1943, Gzowski medal, 1947, Duggan medal, 1953.Recipient Heslop gold medal, 1909. Herbert Akroyd Stuart prize Institute Mech. Engineers, 1930; Plummer medal Engineering Institute Canada, 1943, Gzowski medal, 1947, Duggan medal, 1953.