| 词条 | George K. Hooper |
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| name = George Kennard Hooper | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date |1868|07|01}} | birth_place = Boston | death_date = {{Death date and age|1939|02|09|1868|07|01}} | death_place = Pasadena, California | occupation = Engineer, Architect }} George Kennard Hooper (July 1, 1868 – February 9, 1939) was an engineer and architect in New York City. Later he became city engineer in Pasadena, California. Early lifeHooper was born in Boston on July 1, 1868. His father, George Kennard Hooper, was a local merchant.[1] He was educated in Boston Public Schools, graduating from Dwight School in 1883.[2] Hooper entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1887, graduating in mechanical engineering in the class of 1891.[3] Engineering and ArchitectureHooper designed foundries and industrial plants during much of his career. Nelson Valve Company[4] and Otis Elevator Company were noted clients.[5] He worked with architect Louis Sullivan on an addition to the Crane Company factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut and other projects.[6][7] In 1910 Hooper designed a 10-story building for the Adams Express Company, but the building was never constructed.[8] Military serviceHooper was president of Hooper-Faulkenau Engineering Company, and toward the end of World War I both he and Arthur Falkenau joined the US Army. Lt. Col. Hooper was in charge of tank, track, truck, and trailer production. He resumed his duties at Hooper-Faulkenau in 1919.[9] PasadenaIn the mid-1920s, Hooper moved to Pasadena, California to work as a civil engineer for the city. He became City Engineer in 1929.[10] Hooper died February 9, 1939.[11] References1. ^{{cite book | last =Pope | first =Charles Henry| last2 =Hooper| first2 =Thomas B. | title =Hooper Genealogy | publisher =Charles H. Pope, Colonial Press | date =1908 | location =Boston | pages =212, 222 | url =https://archive.org/details/hoopergenealogy00pope3}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hooper, George}}2. ^{{cite book | last =Crowley | first =John C.| last2 =Peabody| first2 =Lucia M.| last3 =Davis| first3 =James C. | title =Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston 1883 | publisher =Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers | date =1884 | location =Boston | pages =225 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=8cgcAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA225}} 3. ^{{cite book | title =Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Register of Former Students | publisher =MIT | date =May 1915 | location =Cambridge, Mass | pages =249 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=YjY-AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA249}} 4. ^{{cite journal | title =Modern Factory Construction | journal =The Western Architect | volume =18 | issue =2 | pages =81 | publisher =Western Architect Inc. | location =Minneapolis | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=7QwgAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA30 | accessdate =August 13, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite journal | title =New Construction | journal =Industrial World | pages =919 | publisher =National Iron and Steel Publishing Co. | location =Pittsburgh | date =August 1, 1910 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=G61AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA919 | accessdate =August 13, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite book | last =Morrison | first =Hugh | title =Louis Sullivan: Prophet of Modern Architecture | publisher =Norton and Co. | date =2001 | location =New York | pages =283, 360 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=AQNeXeVUJ0AC | isbn =9780393321616}} 7. ^{{cite journal | title =Development of Crane Valve Co. Plant | journal =The Valve World | volume =11 | issue = 1 | pages =107 | publisher =Crane Company | location =Chicago | date =January 1914 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=wgrOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA109 | accessdate =August 13, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite journal | title =New Adams Express Building | journal =Industrial World | pages =1341 | publisher =National Iron and Steel Publishing Co. | location =Pittsburgh | date =November 7, 1910 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=G61AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1341 | accessdate =August 13, 2014}} 9. ^{{cite journal | title =Personal | journal =Engineering World | volume =11 | issue = 1 | pages =69 | publisher =International Trade Press| location =Chicago | date =March 1, 1919 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=wgrOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA109 | accessdate =August 13, 2014}} 10. ^{{Citation | title =Personals | journal =Architect and Engineer | pages =109 | date =August 1929 | url =https://archive.org/details/architectenginee9729sanf}} 11. ^{{cite news | title =HOOPER-George Kennard Hooper | newspaper =The New York Times | location =New York | publisher =New York Times Co. | date =February 10, 1939 }} 5 : 1868 births|1939 deaths|Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni|Architects from Boston|Architects from Pasadena, California |
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