Answer the following question: What key details about alec skempton can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: sir alec westley skempton frs freng -lrb- 4 june 1914 -- 9 august 2001 -rrb- was an english civil engineer internationally recognised , along with karl terzaghi , as one of the founding fathers of the engineering discipline of soil mechanics . he established the soil mechanics course at imperial college london , where the civil and environmental engineering department 's building was renamed after him in 2004 , and was knighted in the 2000 new year honours for services to engineering . he was also a notable contributor on the history of british civil engineering .
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- death place is london , england- known for is skempton bearing capacity of foundations skempton building 's a & b pore water pressure coefficients- caption is alex wesley skempton -lrb- 1914 -- 2001 -rrb-- citizenship is united kingdom- fields is soil mechanics- death date is 9 august 2001- workplaces is imperial college london , uk- academic advisors is alfred pippard- notable students is alan w. bishop- awards is 4th 1972 -rrb- istructe gold medal -lrb- 1981 -rrb- rankine lecture -lrb- 1964 -rrb- lyell medal -lrb-- birth date is 4 june 1914- name is sir alec westley skempton- image size is 300px- nationality is british- birth place is northampton , england- alma mater is imperial college london , uk