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Thomas Meik ( – )〔(Thomas Meik ), ''Grace's Guide''. Retrieved: 8 October 2015.〕 was a British engineer, born in Duddingston, Midlothian. Particularly associated with ports and railways in Scotland and northern England, Meik fathered two prominent engineering sons: Patrick Meik and Charles Meik. The firm they founded remains active, later known as Halcrow Group Limited, taking its name from Sir William Halcrow, who joined the company in the early years of the 20th century. ==Early career== Educated at the High School and University of Edinburgh, Thomas Meik worked for two years with a firm of millwrights named Moodie and was then apprenticed to John Steedman, an engineer and contractor who was working in Glasgow on the Hutcheson Bridge (designed by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of author Robert Louis Stevenson).〔 His first long-term post was as assistant engineer to William Chadwell Mylne of the New River Company, London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Meik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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