Angus Napier Turner
#9791
Children of Angus Napier Turner and Barbara Mary Jennison
Citations
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
- Elizabeth (Turner) Wright, e-mail to John George Burness.
Barbara Mary Jennison
#9792
Children of Barbara Mary Jennison and Angus Napier Turner
Citations
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
Alan Burness King
#9793, b. 11 May 1921, d. 1998
Alan Burness King was born on 11 May 1921 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 He was the son of Robert Dick King and Mary Ann Forbes Burness.1 He died in 1998 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.2
Citations
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
- ScotlandsPeople, ScotlandsPeople Index.
Thomas Burness King
#9794, b. 27 April 1923, d. 23 November 1985
Thomas Burness King was born on 27 April 1923 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,2,3 He was the son of Robert Dick King and Mary Ann Forbes Burness.1 He married Helen Zoe Muir Scott on 3 April 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland.3,1 He died on 23 November 1985 in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, at age 62.1,2
Obituary: A memorial service was held yesterday for Thomas Burness King, a leading authority on the chemistry of steelmaking and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. King died after suffering a heart attack at his Winchester home on Saturday. He was 62. The service was held in the First Congregational Church on the Common in Winchester. A date for a memorial service at MIT will be announced. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland. He received a bachelor of science degree in applied chemistry with honors in 1945, graduating with honors, and his doctorate in metallurgy in 1950 from Glasgow University in Scotland. Mr. King was recognized internationally for his work in chemical metallurgy and chemical kinetics. He joined the staff at MIT in 1953 after fours years as a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Before joining the faculty at the University of Strathclyde, he was a metallurgist for the Clyde Alloy Steel Co. in Glasgow. He became an assistant professor in 1957 and a professor in 1961. From 1962 until 1972 he was head of MIT's Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, which is now called the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He was respected for his leadership in a time of important transitions in the Department and the institute. Mr. King taught for nearly 33 years at MIT, and was director of the departmental co-op program, in which students acquire working experience in industry, since its inception. His research centered on thermodynamics and kinetics of high-temperature systems, such as in steelmaking. He wrote more than 50 technical papers on metallurgy and contributed chapters to several books. Mr. King was a leader in contacting Soviet scientists in his field, and on five occasions visited Soviet industrial facilities and technical institutes. In 1968, he was one of eight leading professors at MIT selected to give lectures in a series called "Horizon," which was devoted to aspects of science expected to have the greatest influence in the future. In 1985, Mr. King was awarded an honorary degree from Glasgow University. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Society for Metals. He was also a member of Sigma Xi and an honorary member of Alpha Sigma Mu. Mr. King leaves his wife, Helen Z. (Scott); three daughters, Lesley King of Boston, Edith King of Winchester, and Anne King of New York City; and a son, Alan King of New York City.
Boston Globe, 28 November 1985, Page 53.2
Obituary: A memorial service was held yesterday for Thomas Burness King, a leading authority on the chemistry of steelmaking and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. King died after suffering a heart attack at his Winchester home on Saturday. He was 62. The service was held in the First Congregational Church on the Common in Winchester. A date for a memorial service at MIT will be announced. He was born in Motherwell, Scotland. He received a bachelor of science degree in applied chemistry with honors in 1945, graduating with honors, and his doctorate in metallurgy in 1950 from Glasgow University in Scotland. Mr. King was recognized internationally for his work in chemical metallurgy and chemical kinetics. He joined the staff at MIT in 1953 after fours years as a lecturer at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Before joining the faculty at the University of Strathclyde, he was a metallurgist for the Clyde Alloy Steel Co. in Glasgow. He became an assistant professor in 1957 and a professor in 1961. From 1962 until 1972 he was head of MIT's Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, which is now called the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He was respected for his leadership in a time of important transitions in the Department and the institute. Mr. King taught for nearly 33 years at MIT, and was director of the departmental co-op program, in which students acquire working experience in industry, since its inception. His research centered on thermodynamics and kinetics of high-temperature systems, such as in steelmaking. He wrote more than 50 technical papers on metallurgy and contributed chapters to several books. Mr. King was a leader in contacting Soviet scientists in his field, and on five occasions visited Soviet industrial facilities and technical institutes. In 1968, he was one of eight leading professors at MIT selected to give lectures in a series called "Horizon," which was devoted to aspects of science expected to have the greatest influence in the future. In 1985, Mr. King was awarded an honorary degree from Glasgow University. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the American Society for Metals. He was also a member of Sigma Xi and an honorary member of Alpha Sigma Mu. Mr. King leaves his wife, Helen Z. (Scott); three daughters, Lesley King of Boston, Edith King of Winchester, and Anne King of New York City; and a son, Alan King of New York City.
Boston Globe, 28 November 1985, Page 53.2
Children of Thomas Burness King and Helen Zoe Muir Scott
Citations
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
- The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Elizabeth (Turner) Wright, e-mail to John George Burness.
Helen Zoe Muir Scott
#9795, b. 12 January 1923, d. 8 October 1992
Helen Zoe Muir Scott was born on 12 January 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland.1 She married Thomas Burness King, son of Robert Dick King and Mary Ann Forbes Burness, on 3 April 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland.1,2 She died on 8 October 1992 in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, at age 69.1
Children of Helen Zoe Muir Scott and Thomas Burness King
Citations
- Elizabeth (Turner) Wright, e-mail to John George Burness.
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
Robert Dick King
#9796
Children of Robert Dick King and Joan Iris Davis
Citations
- Family Tree of Robert Duke Burness.
- Elizabeth (Turner) Wright, e-mail to John George Burness.
Eliza Wilson Burness1
#9797, b. 29 June 1877, d. 27 December 1877
Eliza Wilson Burness was born on 29 June 1877 in 90 Hutcheon Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2,1 She was the daughter of George Burness and Catherine Williamina Martin.1,3 She died on 27 December 1877 in 90 Hutcheon Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.3
Citations
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Research of Fiona Mary Burness.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Ann Burness1,2
#9798, b. 23 May 1878, d. 19 February 1880
Ann Burness was born on 23 May 1878 in David Street, Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of Edward Strachan Burness and Jane Milne.1,2 She died on 19 February 1880 in Drumlithie, Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 1.2
Citations
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Jessie Ann Burness1
#9799, b. 6 August 1880, d. 26 December 1880
Jessie Ann Burness was born on 6 August 1880 in Heatherstacks, Rescobie, Angus, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of John Burness and Ann Stewart.1,2 She died on 26 December 1880 in Heatherstacks, Rescobie, Angus, Scotland.2
Citations
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
Mary Mathieson Burness1,2
#9800, b. 5 July 1880, d. 22 July 1880
Mary Mathieson Burness was born on 5 July 1880 in 5 Northfield, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of John Burness and Elspet Adams.1,2 She died on 22 July 1880 in Laithers, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.2
Citations
- Birth Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.
- Death Registration, General Register Office for Scotland.