Rudolf Modrzejewski
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Rudolf Modrzejewski, better known as Ralph Modjeski, was a prominent Polish-American civil engineer renowned for designing many major early 20th-century suspension and cantilever bridges in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rudolf Modrzejewski canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Polish-American person
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civil engineer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ralph Modjeski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Rudolf Modrzejewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Poland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Paris, France (engineering studies)
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École des Ponts et Chaussées NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Modjeski and Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| familyName | Modrzejewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
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civil engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Rudolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| mother |
Helena Modjeska
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Helena Modrzejewska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOccupation | actress ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneering long-span bridge design in the early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of major cantilever bridges in the United States
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design of major suspension bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
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Harahan Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Huey P. Long Bridge (New Orleans) NERFINISHED ⓘ McKinley Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolis Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Bridge (consulting engineer) ⓘ San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (engineering contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacony–Palmyra Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Transbay Bridge work in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bridge designer
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civil engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Austrian Empire
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Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founder of Modjeski and Masters ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago
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Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
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