Henry Jacob Cowan

Background

Cowan, Henry Jacob was born on August 21, 1919 in Glogow, Poland. Son of Arthur and Erna (Salisch) Cowan.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, University Manchester, England, 1939. Master of Science, University Manchester, England, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Sheffield, England, 1952.

Doctor of Engineering Sheffield, 1963. Master of Architecture, University Sydney, Australia, 1984. DArch (honorary), University Sydney, Australia, 1987.

Career

Member faculty department archlt. science U. Sydney (Australia), 1953, professor, 1953, head department, 1953-1984, dean architecture, 1966-1967, pro-dean, 1968-1984. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, 1962, Kumasi (Ghana) University, 1973, Trabzon (Turkey) University, 1976. President Building Science Forum of Australia, 1969-1971. President, Technical Society of Australia, 1963 - 1975. Also editor, Architecture Science Review,1958 - 2007, Vestes, 1965 - 1978.

Achievements

• Henry Jacob Cowan has been listed as a notable architectural engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.
  
  He was the author of 200 papers in arcitecture and science journals.

Works

• book

  • The Theory of Prestressed Concrete Design

    (The Theory of Prestressed Concrete Design [Henry J. Cowan...)

  • The Masterbuilders

    (written in New York)

    1977

  • Science and Building

    (written in New York)

    1977

  • Structural Systems

    (written in New York)

    1980

  • A Dictionary of Architectural Science

    (written in London)

    1973

  • Building Science Laboratory Manual

    (written in London)

    1978

  • Solar Energy Applications

    (written in London)

    1980

  • Energy

    (written in Sydney)

    1982

  • Environmental Systems

    (written in London)

    1983

  • Multistorey Buldings

    (written in Sydney)

    1983

• encyclopedia

  • Encyclopedia of Building Technology

    1988

Membership

Member of Academia Pontaniana, Napels. Member faculty department archlt. science University of Sydney, Australia (1953), professor (1953), head department (1953-1984), dean architecture (1966-1967), pro-dean (1968-1984). Fellow of Royal Society of Arts, Intitution of England, Australia. Fellow of American Society of Civil England, Institution if Strusture, London. Served with Royal Engineers, 1941-1945. Fellow Royal Australian Institute Architects (honorary 1979), Royal Society Arts, Institute Structural Engineers (Special Svc. award 1988, Hartnett medal 1998), Institution Engineers Australia (recipient R.W. Chapman medal 1956, J. Monash medal 1994), American Society of Civil Engineers. Honored Life Member in Australia and New Zeland Architecture Science Assosiation.

Connections

Married Renate Proskauer, June 22, 1952. Children: Judith Anne, Esther Katherine.

Father:

Arthur Cowan

Mother:

Erna (Salisch) Cowan

Spouse:

Renate Proskauer

child:

Judith Anne Cowan

child:

Esther Katherine Cowan