Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870 – May 16, 1938) was an German-Americanstructural engineer and designer. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... German Americans (German Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of ethnic German ancestry and currently form the largest ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of the U.S. population. ... structural engineer is an engineering profession who practices structural engineering. ...
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to an artistic family of German origin, having a mother who was a pianist and a father who was a writer and painter[1]. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1892, serving as both class poet and president. Upon graduating from the University of Cincinnati, Strauss worked at the Office of Ralph Modjeski, where he began to innovate the design of bascule bridges. He was Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. He placed a brick from the demolished McMicken Hall at the University of Cincinnati in the south anchorage before the concrete was poured. Strauss was also designer of the Burnside Bridge (1926) and the Lewis and Clark Bridge (1930). He also wrote a poem saluting the Sequoia of Northern California and Southern Oregon. He died in Los Angeles, California, just one year after the Golden Gate's completion. His statue can be seen on the San Francisco side. Cincinnati redirects here. ... The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Ralph Modjeski (born Rudolf Modrzejewski) (1861-1940) was a Polish-born engineer who achieved prominence in the United States. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... The Burnside Bridge The Burnside Bridge is a double leaf bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ... The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a tall cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon. ... This article is about the species commonly called Coast Redwood. For the species commonly called Giant Sequoia, see Sequoiadendron. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...
Strauss' father, Raphael Strauss (1830-1901), was a prominent painter, whose works included U.S. presidents. His pianist mother had an unfortunate accident which ultimately ended her concert career. Strauss' nephew, Ray Strauss (1907-1982), was a well-known, mid-century scarf designer in New York city.
In 1987, a major 50th anniversary celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge was held in San Francisco. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal published a March 17, 2007 article, "Spanning the Impossible," which commemorates Strauss' engineering marvel, in this its 70th year. His moving poem "Sequoia" can still be purchased by tourists visiting the California redwoods.
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^ [1] "Two of San Francisco's best-known landmarks were built by Germans: Joseph Strauss designed the 1937 Golden Gate Bridge, and Bernard Maybeck, son of a German immigrant, designed the Palace of Fine Arts."
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Joseph Baermann Strauss (1870-1938) information at Structurae
History and Heritage of Civil Engineering by the ASCE
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Joseph Baermann Strauss was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, just ten years after the Civil War.
Alfred K. Nippert, Strauss' fraternity brother, recalled, "Before a crowded house, a bewildered faculty, and a distinguished group of visitors and speakers, this modest, soft-spoken young graduate unfolded his Utopian dream." Though Strauss' plan was unorthodox, his earnestness won over the skeptical audience.
Strauss was a prolific engineer, constructing some 400 drawbridges across the U.S. He dreamed of building "the biggest thing of its kind that a man could build." In 1919, San Francisco's city engineer, Michael O'Shaughnessy, approached Strauss about bridging the Golden Gate, the narrow, turbulent passage where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean.
Strauss, family of Austrian composers, of whom the two important members were father and son.
Strauss organized his own orchestra in 1825 and toured Europe, popularizing the waltz.
Strauss composed such famous waltzes as “An der schönen, blauen Donau” (The Blue Danube, 1867), “Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald” (Tales from the Vienna Woods, 1868), “Rosen aus dem Süden” (Roses from the South, 1880), and “Frühlingsstimmen” (Voices of Spring, 1883).
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