Washington Roebling

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bridge engineer civil engineer human

Washington Roebling was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, pioneering the use of steel-wire suspension and modern engineering techniques.

Aliases (1)

Washington Augustus Roebling ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge engineer → civil engineer → human →
burialPlace	Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey →
conflict	American Civil War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1837-05-26 →
dateOfDeath	1926-07-21 →
designed	steel-wire cable systems for suspension bridges →
educatedAt	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute →
employer	John A. Roebling's Sons Company →
ethnicGroup	German American →
familyName	Roebling →
father	John A. Roebling →
fieldOfWork	bridge construction → civil engineering →
fullName	Washington Augustus Roebling →
givenName	Washington →
hasWorkLocation	New York City, New York, United States → Trenton, New Jersey, United States →
healthIssue	caisson disease →
knownFor	modern suspension bridge engineering techniques → overseeing construction of the Brooklyn Bridge → pioneering use of steel-wire suspension in bridges →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	American Society of Civil Engineers →
militaryBranch	Union Army →
militaryRank	colonel →
mother	Johanna Herting Roebling →
notableAchievement	adapted caisson construction methods for East River foundations → supervised completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after his father's death →
notableFor	early use of steel as primary material in major suspension bridge →
notableStudentOf	John A. Roebling's engineering methods →
notableWork	Brooklyn Bridge →
occupation	businessman → civil engineer → industrialist →
participatedIn	Battle of Gettysburg →
placeOfBirth	Mühlhausen, Saxony → Saxony, Kingdom of Saxony →
placeOfDeath	Trenton, New Jersey, United States →
residence	Brooklyn, New York, United States → Trenton, New Jersey, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Charles Roebling →
spouse	Emily Warren Roebling →
spouseRole	Emily Warren Roebling acted as his liaison on the Brooklyn Bridge project →
usedCommunicationMethod	telescope to oversee Brooklyn Bridge construction from his home →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emily Warren Roebling → Emily Warren Roebling → Emily Warren Roebling →	spouse
Brooklyn Bridge → Brooklyn Bridge →	chiefEngineer
John A. Roebling → John A. Roebling →	child
Johanna Herting Roebling → John A. Roebling II →	notableRelative
John A. Roebling II →	father
Washington Roebling ("Washington Augustus Roebling") →	fullName
Johanna Herting Roebling →	hasChild
Johanna Herting Roebling →	motherOf
Roebling →	notableBearer