2 Quotes & Sayings By Samuel Grant Oliphant
Samuel Grant Oliphant is known as the "Father of Modern Management Research." He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on June 14, 1826, son of John Oliphant. Oliphant began his career as a civil engineer with the H.M. Works Department in Ireland and later became an assistant to Sir Robert Stephenson in the design of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. In 1859 he joined the Civil Service in London, where he served as principal engineer of contracts for public works until his retirement in 1881
In 1881 he was appointed secretary to the Public Works Department and held that post until 1895. He was appointed mechanist and superintendent of works for Birmingham and then for Glasgow and finally for Dublin. His extensive writings include: The Value of Time (1876); A Manual of Civil Engineering (with J.
C. Taze) (1885); Building Construction—and Its Relation to Public Health (1887); A Manual for Engineers (1896); The Principles of Bridges (1902).