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Louis Berger

American civil engineer

Louis Berger (14 April 1914 – 14 August 1996) was an American civil engineer. A graduate of Tufts College, Berger received his master's degree in soils and geology from MIT and doctorate in soil mechanics from Northwestern.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Louis Berger (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 14, 1914, died Aug 14, 1996.¹

About

He was a former faculty member of Pennsylvania State University's engineering department, which designed a large portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. After completion of the contract, he opened a second office which often employed local labor to fulfill international contracts. He was involved in designing and building highways, railroads, bridges, and airfields in 120 countries. His company grew to become the Louis Berger Group.

In 1994, Berger designed the world's longest car bridge (at the time) in Thailand, the Bang Na Expressway. It held the title of the world's longest bridge from 2000 until 2004. Today, it is the 6th longest bridge in the world.

From Wikipedia’s article on Louis Berger, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Louis Berger GroupFounder¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedNorthwestern University³
Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³
Date not recordedTufts University School of Engineering³
Date not recordedTufts University³

Career

Occupation: engineer, civil engineer.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Louis Berger Group⁴

Personal life

BornApr 14, 1914, Lawrence⁶
DiedAug 14, 1996, New York City⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸
SpouseAnnette Elkanova⁹

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Wikimedia CommonsLouis Berger photo by Miniwildebeest at English Wikipedia ( Original text: Miniwildebeest ( talk ) ), Public domain