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structurae: Othmar Herrmann Ammann

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:22.
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http://www.structurae.de/en/people/data/des0001.php

Author: 
Nicolas Janberg
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Othmar Herrmann Ammann. Swiss-American engineer and designer of the largest bridges of the city of New York. Born on 26 March 1879 in Feuerthalen bei Schaffhausen, Zurich, Switzerland. Deceased on 22 September 1965 in Rye, New York, USA. Associated with the following firms:Formerly: Triborough Bridge Authority. Technical director(s), Port of New York Authority. Founder(s), Ammann & Whitney.

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Includes a biography, bibliography, list of works, and portraits.

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