John A. Roebling

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John A. Roebling was a 19th-century German-American civil engineer and pioneer of wire rope suspension bridges, best known for conceiving and designing the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Johann August Röbling 1
Röbling 1

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instanceOf German-American
bridge engineer
civil engineer
inventor
person
burialPlace Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey, United States
causeOfDeath tetanus
child Charles Roebling
Ferdinand Roebling
Washington Roebling
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
dateOfBirth 1806-06-12
dateOfDeath 1869-07-22
designed Brooklyn Bridge
Cincinnati–Covington Bridge
Delaware Aqueduct
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
Wheeling Suspension Bridge (rehabilitation and cables)
educatedAt Bauakademie, Berlin
emigratedTo United States
familyName Röbling
linked to: John A. Roebling
fieldOfWork bridge engineering
civil engineering
suspension bridges
founded John A. Roebling’s Sons Company
Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania
fullName Johann August Röbling
linked to: John A. Roebling
givenName Johann
knownFor developing wire rope manufacturing in the United States
pioneering the use of wire rope in suspension bridges
language English
German
mannerOfDeath accident
nationality American
German
notableFor conceiving and designing the Brooklyn Bridge
designing wire rope suspension bridges
occupation bridge designer
civil engineer
industrialist
patent wire rope manufacturing process
placeOfBirth Mühlhausen, Prussia
placeOfDeath Brooklyn, New York, United States
linked to: Brooklyn
religion Lutheranism
residence Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Trenton, New Jersey
spouse Johanna Herting
yearOfEmigration 1831

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Brooklyn Bridge designer John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling fullName Johann August Röbling
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John A. Roebling familyName Röbling
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Washington Roebling father John A. Roebling
Bauakademie, Berlin notableAlumnus John A. Roebling
Bauakademie, Berlin trained John A. Roebling
Wheeling Suspension Bridge engineerForRehabilitation John A. Roebling
Wheeling Suspension Bridge rehabilitationEngineer John A. Roebling
Wheeling Suspension Bridge cableEngineer John A. Roebling
Wheeling Suspension Bridge laterEngineer John A. Roebling
Riverview Cemetery (Trenton, New Jersey) hasNotableBurial John A. Roebling
Mühlhausen, Prussia birthplaceOf John A. Roebling
Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania foundedBy John A. Roebling
Saxonsburg, Pennsylvania associatedWithPerson John A. Roebling
Johanna Herting spouse John A. Roebling
Johanna Herting marriedTo John A. Roebling
Johanna Herting spouseName John A. Roebling
Delaware Aqueduct designer John A. Roebling
Delaware Aqueduct architect John A. Roebling
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Washington Roebling father John A. Roebling
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Brooklyn Bridge designer John A. Roebling
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Johanna Herting Roebling spouse John A. Roebling
Johanna Herting Roebling notableRelative John A. Roebling
John A. Roebling II grandfather John A. Roebling
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Cincinnati–Covington Bridge designer John A. Roebling
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Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge designer John A. Roebling
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct designer John A. Roebling
Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct architect John A. Roebling
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