By profession, FW Taylor was a:

Mechanical engineer

The correct answer is option 1- mechanical engineer.

Fredrick Winslow Taylor and Henri Fayol who are associated with the classical management theory. Both of them contributed immensely towards the study of management as a discipline. Whereas F.W. Taylor was an American mechanical engineer, Henri Fayol was a French mining engineer. Taylor gave the concept of ‘Scientific Management’ whereas Fayol emphasised ‘Administrative Principles’.