Ernest Headly Sprague

Ernest Headly Sprague (April 1859–August 20, 1945) was an English architect and teacher.

Ernest H. Sprague
BornApril 1859
Islington, London, England
DiedAugust 20, 1945(1945-08-20) (aged 86)
Battersea, Surrey, England
Occupationarchitect, author, teacher
NationalityEnglish
Period20th century
GenreEngineering, mathematics
Spouse
Mary Ann Swain
(m. 18921892)

Edith Blanche Bennett
(m. 1892)

Biography

Sprague was born in Islington, London, England. His parents were Henry Sprague, a wine merchant and Susan Headly.[1] In 1892 he married Mary Ann Swain but she died during the birth of their first child. Shortly after he married Edith Blanche Bennett. Together they had eight children.[2] He was a professor of engineering, at the Imperial Chinese Railway College in Shan-Hai-Kuan. Afterwards, he lectured at University College London and at Westminster Technical Institute.[1]

He wrote several technical books as instructional texts for students of architecture and engineering.

Works

  • Geometry for Technical Students (1904)
  • Construction in Metals (1910)
  • Hydraulics: A Text-book for Students and Engineers (1914)
  • Stability of masonry and other structures subject to the pressure of earth and water (1915)
  • The Stability of Arches (1916)
  • Elementary Mathematics for Engineers (1916)
  • The Elements of Graphic Statics (1917)
  • The strength of structural elements; a textbook for students, engineers and architects (1917)
  • Moving Loads by Influence Lines and Other Methods (1918)
  • Geometry by a simplified method, etc. (1935)
  • Dictionary of Terms used in the Theory and Practice of Mechanical Engineering (1936) with Joseph Gregory Horner

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