Jeremiah Owen | |
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| Born | 22 February 1802 London, England |
| Died | 2 August 1850 (aged 48) London |
| Education | School of Naval Architecture |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Parent(s) | Jacob Owen, Mary Underhill |
| Relatives | Thomas Ellis Owen (brother), Joseph Butterworth Owen (brother), Sir Charles Lanyon (brother-in-law), Sir Owen Temple-Morris (great grandson), Baron Temple-Morris (great-great-grandson), David Lloyd Owen (great-grandson) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil engineering, Naval architecture, Metallurgy |
| Institutions | Royal Navy, Admiralty |
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Jeremiah Owen (22 February 1802 – 2 August 1850) was a mathematician, naval architect and Chief Metallurgist to the Admiralty during the first half of the nineteenth century. Owen took part in the debates over the professionalization of naval architecture in the Royal Navy and was active in campaigns for Polish human rights in the 1830s. He his chiefly known for his scientific work on metals in the design of naval vessels.[1]
- ^ Mike Chrimes, “Jeremiah Owen fl.1800 – 1850, A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 1, 497