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Emily Warren Roebling
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US civil engineer, helped complete the Brooklyn Bridge (1843-1903)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1843-09-23 ) September 23, 1843, Cold Spring, New York , U.S.
- Died
- February 28, 1903 (1903-02-28) (aged 59)
- Known for
- Performing chief engineer duties in completion of the Brooklyn Bridge
- Spouse
- Washington Roebling
- Children
- John A. Roebling II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Emily
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cold Spring
- Place of death
- Trenton
- Spouse
- Washington Roebling
- Sibling
- Gouverneur Kemble Warren
- Occupation
- engineer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Field of work
- engineer's degree
- Image
- Brooklyn Museum - Portrait of Emily Warren Roebling - Charles-Émile-Auguste Carolus-Duran.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1843-09-23
- date of death
- 1903-02-28
- name in native language
- Emily Warren Roebling
- Commons category
- Emily Warren Roebling
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Emily Warren Roebling (September 23, 1843 – February 28, 1903) was an engineer known for her contributions over a period of more than 10 years to the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband Washington Roebling developed caisson disease (a.k.a. decompression sickness) and became bedridden. She served as a liaison and supervisor of construction through communicating between her husband and on-site personnel. Her husband was the chief engineer during construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which had been designed by his late father, John A. Roebling.
Early life
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