Given Ankeny Brewer

Background

Brewer, Given Ankeny was born on December 8, 1913 in Cleveland. Son of Basil and Jean Armor (Given) Brewer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1938. Postgrad, California Institute of Technology. Postgrad, University Southern California, 1944—1946.

Career

Structures research engineer Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1938—1942. Assistant chief structures Bomber division Ford Motor Company, Willow Run, Michigan, 1942—1944. Structures project engineer Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Downey, California, 1944—1946, consultant, 1946—1950.

Founder, principal Brewer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Marion, Massachusetts, since 1950. Faculty experimental stress analysis Massachusetts Institute of Technology, summers member, since 1953, member corporation visiting committee mechanical engineering, 1966. Research retired; Served to capt United States Marine Corps, 1948.

Achievements

• Given Ankeny Brewer has been listed as a noteworthy engineering company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of American Society Metals, Society Experimental Stress Analysis, Institute Aeronautical Science, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Barbara Jenison Brewer, October 19, 1940. Children: Margaret Jean, Nicholas Given. Married Heidi Erika Brewer, November 25, 1967.

1 child Wiebke Given.

Father:

Basil Brewer

Mother:

Jean Armor (Given) Brewer

Spouse:

Barbara Jenison Brewer

Spouse:

Heidi Erika Brewer

child:

Nicholas Given Brewer

child:

Wiebke Given Brewer

child:

Margaret Jean Brewer