Modjeski

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Modjeski is the surname of Ralph Modjeski, a prominent Polish-American civil engineer renowned for designing major bridges in the United States.

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Modjeski canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil engineer
person
activeIn North America
United States
birthName Rudolf Modrzejewski
countryOfCitizenship Poland
United States of America
educatedAt École des Ponts et Chaussées
ethnicOrigin Polish
familyName Modjeski
fieldOfWork bridge engineering
civil engineering
givenName Ralph
knownAs Ralph Modjeski
mother Helena Modjeska
Helena Modrzejewska
motherOccupation actress
nativeLanguageName Rudolf Modrzejewski
notableAchievement leading bridge designer in early 20th-century United States
notableFor designing major bridges in the United States
notableWork Ambassador Bridge (consulting engineer)
Benjamin Franklin Bridge
Harahan Bridge
Huey P. Long Bridge (New Orleans)
McKinley Bridge
Metropolis Bridge
Mid-Hudson Bridge
Quebec Bridge (consulting engineer)
linked to: Quebec Bridge

San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (consulting engineer)
Tacony–Palmyra Bridge
Thebes Bridge
occupation bridge designer
civil engineer
placeOfBirth Austrian Empire
Kraków
placeOfDeath California
Los Angeles
United States of America
residence United States of America
specialization cantilever bridges
long-span bridges
railroad bridges
suspension bridges
surnameDerivedFrom Polish surname "Modrzejewski"

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Ralph Modjeski familyName Modjeski
Ralph Modjeski familyName Modjeski
subject linked to: Modjeski
Felix Modjeski familyName Modjeski