Maurice Koechlin

Maurice Koechlin (March 8, 1856 - January 14, 1946) was a French structural engineer.

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March 8 - 1856 - January 14 - 1946 - French - Structural engineer

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Born Buhl, Haut-Rhin, he studied at the lycée in Mulhouse then at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology under Carl Culmann.

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Buhl, Haut-Rhin - Mulhouse - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Carl Culmann

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Much of his work was in the service of Gustave Eiffel and his major structural designs were:

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• Garabit viaduct, (1880-1884);
• Armature for the Statue of Liberty - in collaboration with Frédéric Bartholdi, (1884); and
• Eiffel Tower, (1887-1889).

Married to Emma Rossier in 1886, they had six children. He died in Veytaux, Switzerland.

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1886 - Veytaux - Switzerland

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He was an officer of the Légion d'honneur.

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