William Burns Hutchison was born in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, on 28 November 1913. His father, also a William Hutchison, was an electrical engineer. William attended the University of Glasgow and the Royal Technical College from 1931-1935 , taking classes in Mathematics I, Natural Philosophy I (and lab), Chemistry I, Engineering Drawing I in his first year; Mathematics II, Engineering Drawing II and General Engineering I in his second, and Electrical Engineering III, Engineering Production and Mechanics III in his fourth and final year. He spent his third year studying Electrical Engineering at the Royal Technical College . He graduated with a BSc in Electrical Engineering in April 1935 and subsequently became an electrical engineer. William died in Peterborough on the 1 December 1987.
From the guide to the Papers of William Burns Hutchison, 1913-1987, engineering graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1931-1935, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
