William de la Barre
Civil engineer, Deceased Person
1849 – 1936
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Who was William de la Barre?
William de la Barre was an Austrian-born civil engineer who developed a new process for milling wheat into flour, using energy-saving steel rollers at the Washburn-Crosby Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and later served as chief engineer for the first hydroelectric power station built in the United States, at Saint Anthony Falls, also in Minneapolis.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1849
Vienna - Profession
- Education
- Vienna University of Technology
- Died
- Mar 24, 1936
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on July 23, 2013
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