Bruno Thürlimann (6 February 1923 in
Gossau, St. Gallen
Gossau is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of St. Gallen (Wahlkreis), St. Gallen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Gossau is first me ...
- 29 July 2008 in
Meilen
Meilen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Meilen (district), Meilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland.
History
Archaeological finds in Meilen date back more than ...
) was a Swiss civil and structural engineer, and professor at
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ran ...
. He served as president of the
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering from 1977 to 1985, and was an honorary member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering soci ...
. He was the recipient of the
International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering in 1997.
References
1923 births
2008 deaths
Swiss civil engineers
Swiss engineers
20th-century Swiss educators
21st-century Swiss educators
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