Skempton is a surname, and may refer to:
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SKEMPTON — UNITED KINGDOM (see also List of Individuals) 4.6.1914 Northampton/UK 9.8.2001 London/UK Alec Westley Skempton graduated as civil engineer from the City and Guilds College, London, in 1932. After having completed his PhD thesis he joined the… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
Howard Skempton — (born 31 October 1947) is a British composer and accordionist. Since the late 1960s, when he helped organize the Scratch Orchestra, he has been associated with the English school of experimental music. Skempton s work is characterized by stripped … Wikipedia
Lento (Skempton) — Lento is a composition for orchestra written by Howard Skempton in 1990. It was Skempton s third work for large forces, and his first major success.GroveOnline|Howard Skempton|Keith Potter|12 March|2006] The piece was commissioned by the BBC… … Wikipedia
Alec Skempton — Alec Westley Skempton (* 4. Juni 1914 in Northampton; † 9. August 2001 in London) war ein britischer Bauingenieur, der als Begründer der modernen Bodenmechanik in Großbritannien gilt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 Literatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alec Skempton — Sir Alec Skempton (4 June 1914 9 August 2001) was a leader in and founding father of soil mechanics. As a founding member of the Institution of Civil Engineers Soil Mechanics and Foundations committees he studied at City and Guilds College London … Wikipedia
List of compositions by Howard Skempton — This is a list of compositions by British composer Howard Skempton. As of February 2008 there exists no complete catalogue of Skempton s work; for this reason the list may be incomplete. Compositions are arranged chronologically by year of… … Wikipedia
Images (Skempton) — Images is a cycle of piano pieces composed by Howard Skempton in 1989. This work and a variations set, The Durham Strike , are the only large scale piano works by Skempton, although he has been composing piano music since the beginning of his… … Wikipedia
Deeping Fen — Coordinates: 52°43′42″N 0°12′07″W / 52.7284°N 0.20205°W / 52.7284; 0.20205 … Wikipedia
City Canal — An 1802 painting of the completed West India Docks. The City Canal is to the left of the painting. The view is looking west towards the City of London Date of act 1799 … Wikipedia
Hugh Henshall — (1734 – 1816) was an English civil engineer, noted for his work on canals. He was born in North Staffordshire and was a student of the canal engineer James Brindley, who was also his brother in law.Early lifeHenshall was born to John Henshall and … Wikipedia
