Albert Fink
Civil engineer, Inventor
1827 – 1897
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Who was Albert Fink?
Albert Fink was a German-born civil engineer who worked in the United States. He is best known for his railroad bridge designs, which helped revolutionize the use of iron for American railroad bridge construction. He devised the Fink truss and many truss bridges, especially the Fink-Type Truss Bridge.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1827
Lauterbach - Nationality
- United States of America
- Germany
- Profession
- Employment
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II
- Chief engineer, Louisville and Nashville Railroad
- Died
- Apr 3, 1897
Ossining - Resting place
- Cave Hill Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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