Nicholas Ambraseys
Nicholas N. Ambraseys | |
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| Born | 19 January 1929 Athens, Greece |
| Died | December 28, 2012 (aged 83) England |
| Citizenship | British, Greek |
| Alma mater | Imperial College London National Technical University of Athens |
| Known for | Historical Seismicity, Calculation of seismic displacements of dams |
| Awards | 44th Rankine Lecture (2004) Legend of Earthquake Engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Seismology Soil Mechanics |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | The seismic stability of earth dams (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alec Skempton Alan W. Bishop |
| Doctoral students | Sarada K. Sarma |
Nicholas Neocles Ambraseys (19 January 1929 – 28 December 2012) was a Greek engineering seismologist. He was emeritus professor of engineering seismology and senior research fellow at Imperial College London. For many years Ambraseys was considered the leading figure and an authority in earthquake engineering and seismology in Europe.