Emílio Henrique Baumgart or Emil Heinrich Baumgart (in

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) was a Brazilian

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Background

Baumgart was born on May 25, 1889, in the city of

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, in the state of Santa Catarina,

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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

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of his days, Emílio Henrique Baumgart was bilingual, speaking both

and

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fluently.

Education

Emílio Henrique Baumgart started his studies in his home state but also studied in the city of

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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

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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 {{Brazil-scientist-stub