Roger Hetherington | |
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Born | 1908 |
Died | 1990 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Highgate School |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Civil, |
Institutions | Institution of Civil Engineers (President), Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers (member emeritus) |
Roger Le Geyt Hetherington CBE (1908–1990) was a British civil engineer.
Hetherington was born in London on 20 December 1908, the eldest son of Sir Roger Gaskell Hetherington and his wife Honoria Ford. [1] [2] In 1921 Hetherington entered Highgate School. [3] Hetherington held a Master of Arts degree and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 22 July 1940. [4] His professional career as a consulting civil engineer was with Binnie and Partners. He was elected a first class member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers in 1960 and later became a member emeritus. [5] [6] He was asked to become the president of the Society in 1979 but declined on the grounds of poor health. [7] Hetherington served as president of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1972 to November 1973. [8] [9] and was appointed CBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours. He married Katharine Elise Dawson in 1945 and had a single daughter.