Sir Frederick Sidney Snow CBE (born 14 February 1899, date of death unknown) was a civil and structural engineer. Born in London

London

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, he was founder and senior partner of Frederick S. Snow and Partners, which became Sir Frederick Snow and partners.

Snow joined the Royal Artillery at the start of World War I

World War I

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. He later served with the Royal Engineers

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 and saw active service in France and Belgium, where he was twice wounded

After the war he began work as an engineer for a number of companies. He specialised in the construction of heavy foundations and deep underpinnings, working on buildings such as Unilever House

Unilever House

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 and South Africa House

South Africa House

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. He began his own practice as a consulting engineer in 1943, working particularly for the aviation industry

He was the president of the Institution of Structural Engineers

Institution of Structural Engineers

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 1947-1948. He was the father of the artist, Peter Snow

Peter Snow (artist)

Peter Frederick Briscoe Snow was an English painter, theatre designer and teacher. From the 1960s to the 1990s he was head of post graduate theatre design at the Slade School of Fine Art, with the help of Nicholas Georgiadis and later, Yolanda Sonnabend.-Life and work:Peter Snow, son of Sir...

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