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词条 Frederick E. Turneaure
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

{{Infobox scientist
| name = Frederick E. Turneaure
| birth_date = {{birth date |1866|07|30}}
| birth_place = Freeport, Illinois
| death_date = {{death date and age |1951|03|31 |1866|07|30}}
| death_place = Madison, Wisconsin
| nationality = American
| fields = Civil engineering
| workplaces = Lehigh Valley Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Washington University in St. Louis
| alma_mater = Cornell University
| spouse = Mary D. Stuart
| children = Stewart Turneaure
}}

Frederick Eugene Turneaure (July 30, 1866 – March 31, 1951) was an American civil engineer and academic from Illinois. A graduate of Cornell University, Turneaure briefly worked in the private sector before joining Washington University in St. Louis as an instructor. In 1892, he was named a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Turneaure was Dean of Engineering there from 1902 to 1937.

Early life

Frederick Eugene Turneaure was born near Freeport, Illinois, on July 30, 1866. He was raised on the family farm and attended public schools, studying algebra and geometry in his free time. Turneaure attended Freeport High School intermittently from 1882 to 1884, then taught a school. After receiving a scholarship for proficiency in mathematics, he matriculated at Cornell University, where he studied civil engineering.

Career

Turneaure graduated in 1889, and took a job with the Lehigh Valley Railroad. After a year, he joined the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, where he worked until 1890.[1]

Washington University in St. Louis hired Turneaure as an instructor. With Dean John Butler Johnson and Edge Moor Bridge Company engineer C. W. Bryan, Turneaure co-authored The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures, later published in 1902. In 1892, Turneaure was offered a position as professor of the Department of Bridge and Sanitary Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He published Public Water-Supplies: Requirements, Resources, and the Construction of Works with Harry Luman Russell in 1901.

From 1900 to 1901, Turneaure also worked as the City Engineer of Madison, designing a septic sewage disposal plant and a pump system for artesian wells. Turneaure was then elected as an alderman of the 5th ward on the Madison Common Council. He was named Dean of Engineering in 1902.[1] From 1911 to 1929, he was a member of the state highway commission. He retired in 1937 and was named Dean Emeritus.[2]

Personal life

Turneaure married Mary D. Stuart, who he met at Cornell, in 1891. She frequently assisted Frederick with his projects. They had one son, Stewart.[1] Turneaure died in Madison on March 31, 1951.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite journal|editor-last=MacDonald|editor-first=H. L.|title=Dean Frederick Eugene Turneaure|url=http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.WIEv8no2|journal=The Wisconsin Engineer|volume=VIII|number=2|date=February 1904|pp=63–66}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Dean Turneaure Dies in Madison|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1258098//|publisher=Janesville Daily Gazette|agency=Associated Press|date=April 3, 1951}}
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9 : 1866 births|1951 deaths|People from Madison, Wisconsin|People from Freeport, Illinois|Wisconsin city council members|American civil engineers|Cornell University alumni|University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty|Washington University in St. Louis faculty

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