Frederick L. Eberhardt (February 27, 1868 – 1946) was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator, and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other machine tools. Under his leadership the firm became a major supplier to the US auto industry, as well as to the military during World War II.
Eberhardt was born in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[New Jersey Institute of Technology
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(NJIT).
Eberhardt married Martha Lou Boals, and they had three children: Ruth Boals Eberhardt, Frederick Gordon Eberhardt and Eleanor H Eberhardt. They lived in Newark, but by 1930 had moved to
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's populatio ...
.
Eberhardt Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Eberhardt Hall, originally the Newark Orphan Asylum, is the oldest building at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). It is located at 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (formerly High Street), in the University Heights section of Newark, ...
is named in his honor.
Gould and Eberhardt Gear Machinery are still in the machine tool business, and are today based in
Webster, Massachusetts
Webster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,776 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
Named after statesman Daniel Webster, the town was founded by indust ...
.
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1868 births
1946 deaths
American engineers
American philanthropists
American chief executives of manufacturing companies
New Jersey Institute of Technology alumni
People from Newark, New Jersey
People from Maplewood, New Jersey
Engineers from New Jersey