Famous People with Name Legget

Dr. Robert Ferguson Legget            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Dr. Robert Ferguson Legget: was a civil engineer, historian and non-fiction writer. He was internationally known for his contributions to engineering, geology and building research and standardization. He is credited with the establishment of co-operation among Canadian geotechnical engineers, geologists and pedologists.He worked for 11 years as a civil engineer in the construction industry in England and subsequently in Canada. In 1936, he began teaching at Queen's University and the University of Toronto. He left teaching in 1947 to establish and serve as director of the National Research Council of Canada's new Division of Building Research. He held this position until he retired in 1969.

Sir Anthony James Leggett            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Sir Anthony James Leggett: London, England), is John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Chair and Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Isiah "Ike" Leggett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isiah "Ike" Leggett: is a Democratic politician from Maryland, USA. Born in Deweyville, Texas, Leggett attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, after serving in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, earned a law degree from Howard University in Washington, DC

Robert Louis Leggett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Louis Leggett: was a U.S. Representative from California. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. in 1947, and the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence with a J.D. in 1950. He was admitted to the bar in 1951 and bega