Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869

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Name (Hebrew)
רובלינג, ג'ון אוגוסטוס, 1806-1869
Name (Latin)
Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869
Other forms of name
Roebling, John A. (John Augustus), 1806-1869
Röbling, Johann August, 1806-1869
Date of birth
1806-06-12
Date of death
1869-07-22
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 792418
Wikidata: Q77237
Library of congress: n 83181665
HAI10: 000239122
Sources of Information
  • Engineering America, 2020:ECIP t.p. (John A. Roebling)
  • Guide to the Roebling collections at Rensselaer Poly. Inst. and Rutgers Univ., 1983:p. 1, etc. (John Augustus Roebling; b. 7-12-1806, Mühlhausen, Prussia; German name: Johann August Röbling; U.S. citizen, 9/30/1837; d. 7/22/1869; John A. Roebling)
  • LC data base, 10-3-83(hdg.: Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869)
  • LCCN 08-34273: John A. Roebling, 1908(hdg.: Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869)
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Wikipedia description:

John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

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