Edgar Ritchie (engineer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Ritchie (engineer)

Australian engineer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1871

Place of Birth: Kew, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1956

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Edgar Gowar Ritchie (15 July 1871–23 July 1956) was a hydraulic engineer who worked for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works for the majority of his career.
He was the engineer of water supply from 1908 until his retirement in 1936.
In this role he was responsible for the construction of the Maroondah, O'Shannassy and Silvan reservoirs and their associated aqueducts.
In 1943, Ritchie was awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal from the Institution of Engineers Australia.