Background
Brown, John Alexander Henstridge was born on October 22, 1931 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of John Alexander Henstridge and Alice Louise (Slawson) Brown.
Brown, John Alexander Henstridge was born on October 22, 1931 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of John Alexander Henstridge and Alice Louise (Slawson) Brown.
Bachelor in Engineering, University Sydney, 1953.
Junior engineer, Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority, Cooma, 1953-1954; trainee bureau of Reclamation, Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority, Denver, 1954-1955; engineer in charge hydrology analysis, executive engineer, Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority, Cooma, 1955-1983; manager engineering services, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Ltd., various countries, 1986-1992; project manager Botswana National Water Master Plan, regional manager, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Ltd., Gaborone, Botswanna, 1989-1992; project manager Red River Delta Master Plan, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam, 1993-1995. Member working group international hydrological programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1984-1986;involved in water resources, projects in Botswana, Burma, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam.
Secretary, treasurer Parents and Friends Association Catholic Schools, Cooma, 1967-1975. Fellow Institution Engineers (national commission on hydrology 1961-1970, 73-75, C.H. Munro Memorial Orator award 1993, R.J.N. Franki award 1962). Member American Society of Civil Engineers, International Water Resources Association, International Association Hydrological Sciences, Canberra Hydrological Society (chairman 1978-1979, vice chairman 1969, 77).
Married Gizella Erika Zoltan, September 8, 1956. Children: Genevieve Maria Henstridge Catterson, Thomas John Christopher Henstridge Brown.