Bruno Thürlimann (February 6, 1923 in

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- July 29, 2008 in Meilen) was a Swiss civil and structural engineer, and professor at ETH Zurich. He served as president of the

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from 1977 to 1985, and was an honorary member of the

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. He was the recipient of the International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering in 1997.

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