Henry Deane (engineer)
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Henry Deane
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| Born | 26 March 1847 Clapham Common, England |
| Died | 12 March 1924 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Mathilde Schramb Mary Lillias Lumsdaine (1890-1024) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Deane Jemima Elliott |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering, Botany |
| Alma mater |
Queen's College, Galway King's College, London |
| Known for |
Wolgan Valley Railway Eucalyptus deanei |
Henry Deane (26 March 1847 – 12 March 1924) was an Australian engineer, responsible for electrifying the Sydney tramway system and for building the Wolgan Valley Railway and Trans-Australian Railway.
Deane was born at Clapham Common, England, the son of Henry Deane, a chemist and fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and his wife Jemima, née Elliott. Deane was schooled in England, matriculating in 1862, then studied at Queen's College, Galway (Now the National University of Ireland, Galway), where he graduated B.A. in 1865 and M.A. in 1882 with honours in mathematics and natural science. Deane also studied engineering for two years and obtained his diploma at King's College London as an occasional student.
After two years in the office of Sir John Fowler at London, Deane was engaged by Waring Brothers from 1869 to 1871 on the Hungarian railways, and from 1871 to 1873 was chief technical assistant at the shipbuilding works of the Danube Steam Navigation Company, Altofen, Hungary. In 1875, Deane returned to England where he was engaged in roof and bridge designs as well as survey work. In 1879, he moved to the Philippines where he worked on sugar-works. He returned to England but left for Australia at the end of 1879, arriving in Sydney in January 1880 on the Kent.
In Sydney, Deane joined the New South Wales Government Railways as a railway surveyor. He was initially involved in the trial survey of the northern line between the Hawkesbury River and Ourimbah. In 1881, Deane was appointed District Engineer on the Gunnedah to Narrabri line. In 1883, he was District Engineer on the Homebush to Hawkesbury line. In July 1886, he became Inspecting Engineer. In June 1889, he became Acting Engineer-in-Chief and then Engineer-in-Chief in 1890. In 1894 and again in 1904, he made world trips studying light railways and tramway systems. From July 1899, his role expanded to include tramway construction and he took a leading part in inaugurating the Sydney electric tramway system.
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