Gustav Lindenthal
German-American engineer.
Biographical Information
| Name: | Gustav Lindenthal |
|---|---|
| Born on | 21 May 1850 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic, Europe |
| Deceased on | 31 July 1935 in Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA, North America |
| Education: | Apprenticeship as macon, then studies at the Polytechnicum in Dresden |
| 1870 - 1874 | Bridges in Austria and Switzerland |
| 1874 | Immigrates to the United States |
| 1874 - 1877 | Engineer for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia |
| 1877 - 1890 | Engineering office in Pittsburgh |
| 1890 | Moves to New York |
| 1902 - 1903 | Commissioner of New York bridges |
| 1909 | Manhattan Bridge |
| 1931 | Bayonne Bridge over the Kill van Kull with Othmar Ammann |
| 1933 | (1934?) Honorary Doctoral Degrees from the German Technical School in Brünn (Brno) and Technical School in Dresden |
Structures and Projects
Participation in the following structures & large-scale projects:
chief engineer
designer
engineer
structural engineer
Bibliography
- A Discussion of Long Span Bridges (III), in "Engineering Record", 24 March 1888; pp. 226
- A Discussion of Long Span Bridges (II), in "Engineering Record", 10 March 1888; pp. 174-5
- A Discussion of Long Span Bridges (I), in "Engineering Record", 3 March 1888; pp. 153-155
- Rebuilding of the Monongahela Bridge, at Pittspurgh, Pa., in "Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers", 1883, n. 12; pp. 353-85, 386-92
Relevant Websites
Relevant Publications
- The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 122-5
- Engineers of Dreams, Vintage Books, New York (USA), ISBN 0679730210, 1995; pp. 122-216
- Der Bauingenieur, Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 3345002663, 1994; pp. 223