Robert Bald
Robert Bald | |
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Robert Bald, painted by Sir John Watson Gordon | |
| Born | 1776 |
| Died | 1861 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Parent | Alexander Bald |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Civil Mining |
| Institutions | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Geological Society of London Institution of Civil Engineers Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Wernerian Natural History Society Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Royal Scottish Society of Arts Association for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Scotland Society of Scottish Land Surveyors |
| Projects | Göta Canal Geological Map for Scotland A General View of the Coal Trade in Scotland (1808) |
Robert Bald FRSE FSA MWS (4 December 1776–28 December 1861) was a Scottish surveyor, civil and mining engineer, and antiquarian. Robert Bald was one of the earliest and most eminent mining engineers and land surveyors in Scotland, and by the late nineteenth century he was referred to as "the acknowledged father of mining engineering in Scotland".