Frederick Nelson [SEP] educated at
Frederick Nelson
Frederick Nelson (1932 – January 7, 2009) was professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. His areas of professional interest included acoustics, vibration, shock (mechanics) and rotordynamics. He wrote or co-authored more than 50 articles in professional publications. He wrote a monograph entitled "An Introduction to Rotordynamics" which was published posthumously by SAVIAC. Professor Nelson graduated from the Tufts College of Engineering in 1954 and received his Ph.D. in applied mechanics from
Pratt Kempthorne
John Pratt Kempthorne (called Pratt; b Auckland 16 Oct 1849 - d Nelson 10 Sep 1931) was an Anglican priest in the last three decades of the Nineteenth century and the first three of the 20th.
Kempthorne was educated at Church of England Grammar School, Auckland; St John's College, Auckland; and Bishopdale College. He was ordained deacon in 1873, and priest in 1876. After a curacy in Stoke he held incumbencies at Reefton, Greymouth and Nelson. He was Archdeacon of Waimea from