Oleg Kerensky

Oleg Kerensky
Born	Oleg Aleksandrovich Kerensky (1905-04-16)April 16, 1905 St. Petersburg, Russia
Died	June 25, 1984(1984-06-25)(aged 79) London,England
Occupation	Engineer
Children	1
Parent	Alexander Kerensky

Oleg Aleksandrovich KerenskyCBEFRS(Russian:Оле́г Алекса́ндрович Ке́ренский;16 April 1905 – 25 June 1984) was aRussiancivil engineer, one of the foremost bridge designers of his time.

Kerensky was born inSt. Petersburg,Russian Empire,the son of future Russian prime ministerAlexander Kerensky,who survived the events of theRussian Civil Warand emigrated toParisin 1918. Both Oleg and his younger brother Gleb graduated as engineers in 1927, and both settled in theUnited Kingdom.

As an associate ofDorman Long,Kerensky assisted on the landmark 1932Sydney Harbour Bridge.As an associate, and then a partner, in the firmFreeman Fox & Partners,Kerensky designed many British road bridges and structures such as the 1951 temporaryDome of Discoveryin London, the largest dome in the world. He was president of theInstitution of Structural Engineersin 1970–71 and won their Gold Medal in 1977. After his death inLondon,the same institution began their Kerensky Memorial Conferences beginning in 1988.

He was made aC.B.E.in 1964 and was elected aFellow of the Royal Societyin 1970.

Kerensky was the father and namesake of dance critic Oleg Kerensky, Jr (1930–1993). Oleg Junior was in the 1981 filmRedsportraying his grandfather when he was the head of theRussian Provisional Government.