07.11.2019

Dr R G ‘Jimmy’ James of Cambridge University

Dr R G 'Jimmy' James of Cambridge University died in June 2016 aged 84. He had been a member of the Cambridge Soil Mechanics Group since the early 1960s. David Muir Wood is preparing an obituary and would welcome anecdotes, reminiscences. appreciations. He hopes to include a full list of Jimmy's publications - bibliographic details of any papers known to colleagues and students would be welcomed.

Dr R G ‘Jimmy’ James of Cambridge University died in June 2016 aged 84. He had been a member of the Cambridge Soil Mechanics Group since the early 1960s. David Muir Wood is preparing an obituary and would welcome anecdotes, reminiscences. appreciations. He hopes to include a full list of Jimmy’s publications – bibliographic details of any papers known to colleagues and students would be welcomed.

Please send any information to dmuirwood@dundee.ac.uk

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