Leif J. Sverdrup

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leif_J._Sverdrup

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Order_of_Orange-Nassau gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal_(US_Army) gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Belgium
gptkbp:birthDate	1898-01-11
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Southwest_Pacific_Area_Engineer_(WWII)
gptkbp:deathDate	1976-01-02
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	civil engineering military engineering
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Sverdrup_&_Parcel
gptkbp:militaryRank	Major General
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:San_Francisco–Oakland_Bay_Bridge gptkb:Mackinac_Bridge gptkb:Missouri_River_bridges gptkb:Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(replacement)
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Sverdrup_&_Parcel_(engineering_firm)
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:business_executive gptkb:engineer gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mildred_Sverdrup
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge–Tunnel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Leif J. Sverdrup