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Edmund Morel (17 November 1840 – 5 November 1871) was a British civil engineer who was engaged in railway construction in many countries, including New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. He was the first foreign Engineer-in-Chief appointed by the Japanese government, for guiding and supervising railway construction.
EDMUND MOREL, the only son of the late Mr. Thomas Morel, of Piccadilly and Notting Hill, was born on the 17th of November, 1841. He was educated at King’s College, London, afterwards at technical schools in Germany and Paris, and subsequently studied at Woolwich for a commission in the Royal Engineers, which, however, his short sight ...
Jan 28, 2019 · “Railways were first brought to Japan 150 years ago by a British engineer, Edmund Morel. They’ve been upgraded while in use,” Mr Omori explains. The modern JR East runs the route that Mr...
The first Chief Engineer was 29-year-old Edmund Morel who arrived in Japan in April 1870. In addition to technical instruction and overseeing of railway construction, he gave important advice on technical administration and education, leading to the establishment of the Ministry of Works (1870) and Imperial College of Engineering.
Edition 1st Edition. First Published 1997. Imprint Routledge. Pages 17. eBook ISBN 9781315073378. Edmund Morel, a British Engineer in Japan - 1.
Edmund Morel. Edmund Morel may refer to: Edmund Morel (railway engineer) (1840–1871), British railway civil engineer. E. D. Morel (1873–1924), British journalist, author, and socialist politician. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
Jun 5, 2015 · Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. List of Issues. Volume 36, Issue 1873. OBITUARY. EDMUND MOREL, 1841-1871. Open. PDF.
