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Ralph Modjeski (born
Rudolf Modrzejewski) (
January 27 1861-
June 26 1940) was a
Polish-born
American engineer who achieved prominence in the
United States.
He was born in the then
Austrian city of
Salzberg on
January 27,
1861 to Gustav Sinnmayer Modrzejewski and actress Helena Opid Modrzejewska (best-known as "
Helena Modjeska"). His father died in 1865 and in 1868 his mother married Count Bożenty Chłapowski. Together they emigrated to America in July 1876, where his mother changed her name to
Helena Modjeska and her son's name to Ralph Modjeski. The son returned to Europe to study at
l'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussees in
Paris, France, where he graduated in
1885 at the top of his class. He married the same year, to Felicie Benda (the couple had three children). He later married Virginia Mary Giblyn.
Modjeski returned to America to begin his career, working on projects in several states. In
1895 he opened his own office. His first project as a chief engineer was the railroad bridge across the
Mississippi River at
Rock Island, Illinois. During his career he served as chief or consulting engineer on dozens of bridges around the country.
He took over the mis-designed
Quebec Bridge after the
1907 disaster that killed 75 workers, and succeeded in creating the longest
truss span in the world (though a construction accident killed another ten workers). It is still the longest
cantilever bridge in the world.
He died
June 26,
1940 in
Los Angeles, California. He was considered "America's greatest bridge builder" and received many awards and honorary degrees. Notable among them is the
John Fritz Medal in
1930.
Notable projects
Consulting Engineer
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