# John Atwell (engineer) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Atwell_(engineer) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Atwell_(engineer).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Atwell_(engineer) > Source revision: 1332919008 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Scottish engineer **Sir John William Atwell** [CBE](/source/CBE) [PRSE](/source/PRSE) [FREng](/source/FREng) [FIMechE](/source/FIMechE) (24 November 1911 – 5 July 1999) was a Scottish engineer.[1][2][3] ## Life This section needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "John Atwell" engineer – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) John Atwell was born in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) in 1911, the son of William Atwell (d. 1953) and his wife, Sarah Workman. He was educated at [Hyndland Secondary School](/source/Hyndland_Secondary_School) in Glasgow before serving an apprenticeship with [Yarrow Shipbuilders](/source/Yarrow_Shipbuilders) in [Scotstoun](/source/Scotstoun). In 1939, he was awarded an MSc from [King's College, Cambridge](/source/King's_College%2C_Cambridge), where he studied as a Caird Travelling Scholar. During the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War), he worked as a manager at Stewarts & Lloyds, one of the largest shell manufacturers in Britain at the time.[4] Atwell was elected a Fellow of the [Royal Society of Edinburgh](/source/Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh) in 1963. His proposers included Sir [Samuel Curran](/source/Samuel_Curran), [John Currie Gunn](/source/John_Currie_Gunn), Sir [David Stirling Anderson](/source/David_Stirling_Anderson), and [Frederick Malloch Bruce](/source/Frederick_Malloch_Bruce). He served as Treasurer of the Society from 1977 to 1982 and as President from 1982 to 1985. In recognition of his service, he was awarded the Society’s Bicentenary Medal in 1992.[5] From 1968 to 1970, he served as Chairman of the [Weir Group](/source/Weir_Group). He was awarded an honorary doctorate (LLD) by [University of Strathclyde](/source/University_of_Strathclyde) in 1973.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Atwell was appointed a [Commander of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (CBE) in 1970 and was knighted by Queen [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II) in 1976. He died in Glasgow; his remains were cremated.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Family In 1945, he married Dorothy Baxter, sister of his friend, Allan Baxter.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141222012828/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/obits_alpha/atwell_john.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/obits_alpha/atwell_john.pdf) (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Engineering Heritage Awards"](http://heritage.imeche.org/Biographies/JWAtwell). *imeche.org*. Retrieved 21 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ATWELL, Sir John (William), *Who Was Who*, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012 [accessed 15 May 2013](http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U176628) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sir John Atwell"](http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12359220.Sir_John_Atwell/). 10 July 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002*](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf) (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-902-198-84-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-902-198-84-X). Archived from [the original](https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf) (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sir John Atwell"](http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12359220.Sir_John_Atwell/). 10 July 1999. Retrieved 21 December 2022. ## Sources - C D Waterston; A Macmillan Shearer (July 2006). [*Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783–2002: Part 1 (A–J)*](https://web.archive.org/web/20130124115814/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf) (PDF). RSE Scotland Foundation. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [090219884X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/090219884X). Archived from [the original](https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf) (PDF) on 24 January 2013. 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