Walter Hume Kerr
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He was born on in Duns, Berwickshire, on 25 June 1861. He was the second son of Rev Daniel Kerr of the South United Presbyterian Church in the town. He was educated at the Wellfield Academy in the town. He went to the University of Edinburgh graduating with an MA in 1882. He later retrained in engineering, and gained a further BSc in 1893. He then began as an Assistant Lecturer in engineering at the university.
