Stephen D. Bechtel Jr.

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American businessperson American engineer business executive engineer human

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. was an American engineer and business executive who led the Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms and was widely recognized for his contributions to industry and public service.

Aliases (1)

Stephen Davison Bechtel Jr. ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American businessperson → American engineer → business executive → engineer → human →
awardReceived	Honor Award of the National Building Museum → Hoover Medal → National Medal of Technology and Innovation →
birthDate	1925-05-10 →
boardMemberOf	Bechtel Corporation → Stanford University Board of Trustees → The Business Council →
businessSector	engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) →
child	Riley P. Bechtel →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2021-03-15 →
educatedAt	Purdue University → Stanford University →
employer	Bechtel Corporation →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Bechtel →
fieldOfStudy	civil engineering →
founded	Stephen Bechtel Fund →
fullName	Stephen Davison Bechtel Jr. →
genreOfWork	large-scale engineering and construction projects →
givenName	Stephen →
industry	engineering and construction →
knownFor	philanthropy in engineering education and the environment →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Society of Civil Engineers → National Academy of Engineering →
militaryService	United States Marine Corps →
notableFor	contributions to American industry → leading Bechtel Corporation into becoming one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms → public service activities →
notableRole	key figure in post–World War II global infrastructure development through Bechtel projects →
occupation	business executive → engineer →
parent	Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. →
philanthropicFocus	engineering education → environmental conservation →
positionHeld	chairman of Bechtel Corporation → president of Bechtel Corporation →
residence	San Francisco Bay Area →
spouse	Elizabeth Hogan Bechtel →
successor	Riley P. Bechtel →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Stephen D. Bechtel Sr. →	child
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. ("Stephen Davison Bechtel Jr.") →	fullName
Bechtel family →	hasMember
Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Elizabeth Hogan Bechtel →	spouse