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Othmar Ammann

1879 - 1965

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Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and construction of the Lincoln Tunnel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Othmar Ammann is the 328th most popular engineer (down from 311th in 2019), the 601st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 558th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Othmar Ammann ranks 328 out of 389. Before him are Arthur E. Kennelly, Pavel Solovyov, Mario Theissen, Louis Armand, Leon O. Chua, and Franciszek Rychnowski. After him are Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, Ove Arup, Jesse Ramsden, Verghese Kurien, and John Monash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Othmar Ammann ranks 233. Before him are Francesco Severi, Andrey Arkhangelsky, Johan Falkberget, Maurice Vignerot, Alice Greene, and Laura Hope Crews. After him are Juan Manuel Frutos, Robert Daniel Carmichael, Hamilton Harty, Max Emmerich, Øistein Schirmer, and Lucile Watson. Among people deceased in 1965, Othmar Ammann ranks 196. Before him are Ramón Gil, Robert Benson, John Kitzmiller, Félix Paiva, William Hogenson, and Charles Sheeler. After him are Luigi Maiocco, Alfred Lane, Boško Simonović, Edward Archibald, Bill Black, and Tadd Dameron.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Othmar Ammann ranks 601 out of 1,015. Before him are Antoinette Meyer (1920), Gianni Bugno (1964), Johann Vogel (1977), Bruno Manser (1954), Urs Meier (1959), and Josef Ackermann (1948). After him are Denise Biellmann (1962), Klaus Tschütscher (1967), Diogo Costa (1999), Albert Scherrer (1908), Denis Oswald (1947), and René-Pierre Quentin (1943).

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Among ENGINEERS In Switzerland

Among engineers born in Switzerland, Othmar Ammann ranks 5. Before him are Hans Albert Einstein (1904), Michele Besso (1873), Robert Maillart (1872), and Pierre Cérésole (1879).

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