Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy FRS, FRGS, better known simply as Alexander Kennedy, was a leading British civil and electrical engineer and academic. A member of many institutions and the recipient of three honorary doctorates, Kennedy was also an avid mountaineer and a keen amateur photographer being one of the first to document the archaeological site of Petra in Jordan following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. In 2026, several musical scores Alexander wrote in 1866 were recently uncovered in Australia and passed onto relatives. There was no prior history of musical training.
- Occupation
- civil engineer, engineer, university teacher
- Born
- March 17, 1847, 1847
- Died
- November 1, 1928, 1921
