Eric DeLony (1944–2018) served as chief of the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) from 1971 to 2003 and was a noted historic preservationist. He was a professional engineering and industrial heritage consultant with a particular interest in the preservation of historic bridges.[1] He received the General Tools Award, the highest award of the Society for Industrial Archeology, in 2000.[2][3]
DeLony graduated from the Ohio State University in 1968.