Fritz Leonhardt | |
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Born | |
Died | 30 December 1999 | (aged 90)
Nationality | German |
Education | Stuttgart University Purdue University. |
Occupation | Engineer |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Structural engineer |
Institutions | Institution of Structural Engineers |
Practice name | Leonhardt und Andrä |
Projects | Cologne-Rodenkirchen Bridge Stuttgart Television Tower |
Awards | Werner von Siemens Ring Honorary Medal Emil Mörsch Freyssinet Medal of the FIP IStructE Gold Medal Award of Merit in Structural Engineering |
Fritz Leonhardt (12 July 1909 – 30 December 1999) was a German structural engineer who made major contributions to 20th-century bridge engineering, especially in the development of cable-stayed bridges. His book Bridges: Aesthetics and Design is well known throughout the bridge engineering community.