Background
FREEMAN, Ralph was born on February 3, 1911 in London. Son of late Sir Ralph Freeman and Mary Lincolnshire.
FREEMAN, Ralph was born on February 3, 1911 in London. Son of late Sir Ralph Freeman and Mary Lincolnshire.
He was educated at Uppingham School, Rutland and Worcester College, Oxford.
Engineer, Dorman Long and Company, South Africa, Rhodesia and Denmark 1932-1936, 1937-1939, Braithwaite and Company 1936-1937. On staff of Freeman, Fox & Partners 1939-1946, Partner 1947-1962, Senior Partner 1963-1979, Consultant 1979-1988. Served with Royal Engineers, Experimental Bridging Established
194345, later bridging adviser to Chief Engineer 21 Army Group Headquarters, North.W. Europe Campaign.
President 1962-1966, President 1966-1967. Chairman Association Consulting Engineers 1975-1976.
President Welding Institute 1975-1977. Fellow, Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) Institute of Engineers 1969, Institute of Mechanical Engineers 1970, Worcester College, Oxford 1980.
Honorary Doctorate.Univ. (Surrey).
Council, Institute of Civil Engineers 1951-1955, 1957-1961. National Consultative Council to Ministry of Works 1952-1956, Board of Governors, Westminster Hospital 1963-1969, Advisory Council on Scientific Research and Development 1966-1969, Defence Scientific Advisory Council 1969-1972, Royal Fine Art Commission 1968-1985. Government. body, Imperial College, of Science and Technology 1975-1983.
Married Joan East. Rose in 1939.