| LC control no. | n 83181666 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926 |
| Variant(s) | Roebling, William Augustus, 1837-1926 |
| Birth date | 1837-05-26 |
| Death date | 1926-07-21 |
| Place of birth | Saxonburg (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Trenton (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Bridges--Design and construction |
| Affiliation | Rensselaer Institute |
| Profession or occupation | Civil engineers |
| Found in | Guide to the Roebling collections at Rensselaer Poly. Inst. and Rutgers Univ., 1983: p. 1, etc. (Washington Augustus Roebling; b. 5-26-1837, Saxonburg, Pa.; grad. in 1857, Rensselaer Poly. Inst., with degree in civil eng.; died 7/21/26) LC data base, 10-3-83 (hdg.: Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926) NUCMC data from Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. Archives and Dept. of Special Coll. for Roebling coll., 1824-1960 (William Augustus Roebling, 1837-1926; s. John Augustus Roebling, 1806-1869; civil engineer) DAB, 1935 (Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926, civil engineer, industrialist; b. Saxonburg, Butler Co., Pa.; s. John Augustus Roebling and Johanna (Herting) Roebling; 2d lt. in 6th New York Battery; brevetted lt. col. for gallant service before Richmond, 1864; after war, asst. father in completing the bridge between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky., 1865-67; constructed Brooklyn Bridge; after completion of Brooklyn Bridge, moved to Troy, N.Y.; m. Emily Warren, 1865; m. 2d Mrs. Cornelia Witsell Farrow; d. 1926 at his home in Trenton, N.J.) |
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