Capper, David Sing

First name(s)

David Sing

Surname

Capper

Position(s) held at King's College London

• Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1890-1902)
• Professorship of Engineering (University of London) (1902-1921) ^{Ref: *1}
• Evening Class Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, (1890-)
• Fellow (1907-)
• Member, Steam-Engine Research Committee
• Delegacy of the University of London, King's College (1910-14)

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended

• Royal High School, Edinburgh
• Edinburgh University
• University College (Engineering)

Qualifications

• BA
• MA

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Pupil in the works of Messrs. Hawthorns of Leith
• Pupil in the works of Messrs. Humphrys and Tennant, of Deptford (1885-1888)
• Consulting Engineer, Thomas Kirkland, London (1898-1916) ^{Ref: *1}

Professional activities

Civil Engineering

• Member of the Senate of London University (1905-1907)
• Member of the Governing Body of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington (1908-9)
• Lieut.-Colonel,  University of London Officers' 'Training Corps
• Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1892-)
• Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers

Publications

King’s College, London: Report to the Institution on the Efficiency of Ropes and Belts for Power Transmission (Proc. 1895, page 599)

Personal details

Date of birth

1864

Place of birth

Whetstone, Middlesex

Date of death

12th February 1926

Obituary

1926 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries

Family details

Married to Lillian Grace Capper (1886-) c. 1894