John L. Savage
Civil engineer, Author
1879 – 1967
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Who was John L. Savage?
John Lucian Savage was an American civil engineer. Among the 60 major dams he supervised the designs for, he is best known for the Hoover Dam, Shasta Dam, Parker Dam and Grand Coulee Dam in the United States along with surveying for the future Three Gorges Dam in China. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the recipient of numerous awards including the John Fritz Medal.
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- Born
- Dec 25, 1879
Cooksville, Wisconsin - Also known as
- John Savage
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- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Died
- Dec 28, 1967
Englewood
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on July 23, 2013
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