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H. E. T. Haultain

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Herbert Edward Terrick Haultain
Born(1869-08-09)August 9, 1869
DiedSeptember 19, 1961(1961-09-19) (aged 92)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (now Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering)
Occupation(s)Engineer and inventor

Herbert Edward Terrick Haultain (9 August 1869 – 19 September 1961) was a Canadian engineer and inventor.

He was born in Brighton, England, and died in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in civil engineering from the School of Practical Science (now the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering) in 1889. He was largely responsible for the creation of the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer administered to many Canadian engineering students, where they receive the Iron Ring. The Haultain building at the University of Toronto is named for him and he is an inductee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.

In the 1920s, 20% to 30% of the Canadian graduating classes in engineering were emigrating to the United States. In 1927 Professor Haultain and Robert A. Bryce, president of Macassa Mines and a noted mining engineer, co-founded the Technical Service Council, a non-profit, industry-sponsored organization. Its aim was to retain engineers for Canada by operating a placement service for them. In 1971, the Council's executive search arm, Bryce, Haultain & Associates, was named after them. He died in 1961 and was buried in Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough, Ontario.

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  • Note about Haultain Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
  • Rose, Phyllis (16 December 2013). "Herbert Edward Terrick Haultain". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  • Archival papers of Herbert Edward Terrick Haultain and the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer are held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services