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Charles Schneider (other)
Charles Schneider may refer to: *Charles Conrad Schneider (1843–1916), civil engineer and bridge designer *Charles Sumner Schneider (1874–1932), architect *Charles Schneider (politician) (born 1973), member of the Iowa Senate *Charles Schneider (businessman) (1898–1960), French businessman See also *Charles W. Schneider House {{hndis, Schneider, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Conrad Schneider
Charles Conrad Schneider (german: Carl Conrad Schneider, links=no; April 24, 1843 – January 8, 1916), often referred to as C. C. Schneider, was an American civil engineer and bridge designer. Schneider was also a member and president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Biography Schneider was born in Apolda in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. He graduated from the Royal Technical School at Chemnitz, Germany, in 1864, after which he worked as a mechanical engineer. He emigrated to the United States in 1867, where he worked for the Paterson Locomotive Works in New Jersey for four years before moving to Detroit to work for the Michigan Bridge and Construction Company. In 1875, he went to New York City to help review proposals for the Blackwell's Island Bridge across the East River (which would eventually be completed in 1909 and later came to be known as the Queensboro Bridge). While in New York, he met Charles Macdonald and worked with him for the next year at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |