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Sir John Horlock
FRS FREng
Born
John Harold Horlock

(1928-04-19)19 April 1928
Edmonton, Middlesex
Died(2015-05-22)22 May 2015
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationEngineer
Spouse
Sheila Stutely
(m. 1953)
ChildrenAlison, Tim, Jane
Parent(s)Harold and Olive Horlock
Engineering career
DisciplineTurbomachinery
InstitutionsUniversity of Liverpool
University of Salford
Whittle Laboratory

Sir John Harold Horlock FRS[1] FREng[2] (19 April 1928 – 22 May 2015)[3][4][5] was a British professor of mechanical engineering, and was vice-chancellor of both the Open University[6] and the University of Salford, as well as vice-president of the Royal Society.[7] In 1977, he was elected a fellow[2] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[2]

  1. ^ Denton, J. D.; Gostelow, J. P. (2016). "Sir John Harold Horlock FREng. (19 April 1928 — 22 May 2015)". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 62: 213–232. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2016.0009. S2CID 57929362.
  2. ^ a b c "List of Fellows". Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ^ HORLOCK, Sir John (Harold), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014.
  4. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Prof Sir John Horlock, Vice–Chancellor, Open University, 1981–90, 84
  5. ^ Sir John Horlock: Engineer who led campaign to prevent closure of the Open University, Independent.co.uk. Accessed 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ John Horlock, History of the Open University. Accessed 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "History of the OU – John Horlock". Open University. Retrieved 14 April 2014.

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