Emílio Henrique Baumgart or Emil Heinrich Baumgart (in
German
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) was a Brazilian
engineer
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.
Background
Baumgart was born on May 25, 1889, in the city of
Blumenau
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The city was founded by the German chemist an ...
, in the state of
Santa Catarina,
Brazil
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. His father was the German immigrant Gustav Baumgart and his mother was Mathilde Odebrecht, daughter of the German immigrant and engineer
Emil Odebrecht. A typical
German-Brazilian
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of his days, Emílio Henrique Baumgart was
bilingual, speaking both
German
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and
Portuguese
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fluently.
Education
Emílio Henrique Baumgart started his studies in his home state but also studied in the city of
São Leopoldo
São Leopoldo () (Portuguese for ''Saint Leopold'') is a Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Geography
It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at ''circa'' 30 km fro ...
in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul. Later, he attended the
Escola Politécnica do Rio de Janeiro (today's Escola de Engenharia da UFRJ).
Career
While attending the Escola Politécnica, Baumgart worked as an intern with the Firma L. Riedlinger (an engineering firm located in Rio de Janeiro).
Lambert Riedlinger brought the reinforced concrete building technique from
Germany
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at the time. As a result, Baumgart became well known for his innovative projects throughout Brazil and abroad.
Personal
Baumgart married Stela Maria in 1915 with whom he had a son and a daughter (his son died aged 24). He died unexpectedly on his way to work on 9 October 1943.
External links
Odebrecht + Baumgart Site in Portuguese. Accessed on October 26, 2005.
20th-century Brazilian engineers
Brazilian people of German descent
People from Blumenau
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni
1889 births
1943 deaths
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