Nicholas Ambraseys

Nicholas N. Ambraseys
Born19 January 1929 (1929-01-19)
Athens, Greece
DiedDecember 28, 2012(2012-12-28) (aged 83)
England
CitizenshipBritish, Greek
Alma materImperial College London
National Technical University of Athens
Known forHistorical Seismicity, Calculation of seismic displacements of dams
Awards44th Rankine Lecture (2004)
Legend of Earthquake Engineering[1]
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering Seismology
Soil Mechanics
InstitutionsImperial College London
Thesis The seismic stability of earth dams  (1958)
Doctoral advisorAlec Skempton
Alan W. Bishop
Doctoral studentsSarada K. Sarma

Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys FICE FREng (19 January 1929 – 28 December 2012)[2] was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of engineering seismology and senior research fellow at Imperial College London.[3] For many years Ambraseys was considered the leading figure and an authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe.

  1. ^ "13 Legends of Earthquake Engineering" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  2. ^ "In memoriam of Prof. Ambraseys". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  3. ^ A Tribute for Nicholas N. Ambraseys, Honorary Member, by Edmund Booth

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