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John Augustus Roebling

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Also Known As Johann August Roebling (birth name, Germany) · Roebling
Road, Bridge and Cycling Engineers

German born American civil engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge and pioneered the use of steel wire cable for suspension bridges. He died in 1869 from tetanus following an injury sustained while surveying the bridge site, and did not live to see it completed in 1883; his son Washington Roebling oversaw construction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1806 1
Death Year
1869 1
Nationality
German American 1
Connections

Invented

Brooklyn Bridge, Infrastructure
Source Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge

Pioneered

Brooklyn Bridge, Infrastructure
Source Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge

Preceded By

Thomas Telford, Figures
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Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: John A. Roebling
Wikipedia
  • Overview
  • Death section (Brooklyn Bridge)
    In 1867, Roebling started design work on what is now called the Brooklyn Bridge, spanning the East River in New York.
  • Death section
    He died on July 22, 1869, of tetanus at the home of his son on Hicks Street, in Brooklyn Heights.
  • Lead section
    John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Roebling
  • In Group: Road and Bridge Engineers, Lead sentence
    John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806, July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer.
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Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge
Wikipedia
  • Invented: Brooklyn Bridge
  • Pioneered: Brooklyn Bridge, Article lead
    designed by John A. Roebling
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