Henry C. Goldmark
Henry C. Goldmark | |
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| Born | June 15, 1857 New York, New York |
| Died | January 15, 1941 (aged 83) Nyack, New York |
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| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse |
Mary Carter Tomkins (m. 1899) |
| Children | 2 |
Henry C. Goldmark (June 15 1857 – January 15 1941) was an American engineer who designed and installed the Panama Canal locks.
Biography
[edit]Henry Goldmark was born in New York City on June 15, 1857.[1][2] He was an 1874 graduate of the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering.[3][4][5][6][7] He earned a bachelor's degree at Harvard, and graduated from the Royal Polytechnic University at Hanover, German Empire in 1880.[1][8]
He married Mary Carter Tomkins on June 8, 1899, and they had two children.[2]
He died in Nyack, New York on January 15, 1941, after being struck by an automobile the previous night.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Makers of the Panama Canal. F. E. jackson & Son. 1911. p. 34. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Harvard College Class of 1878 Secretary's Report No. VI. Cambridge: The Riverside Press. 1908. p. 32. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Panama Canal History - Design of the Locks". Pancanal.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ Hodges, H. F. (1916). "General Design of the Locks, Dams and Regulating Works of the Panama Canal". Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer". 1917. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Manual on lock valves" (PDF). Libraryweb.org. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ "ePoly Briefs Home". Archive.poly.edu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ History of the Panama Canal. - Ira E. Bennett. 1915. p. 472. Retrieved June 18, 2015 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ "Noted Engineer Dies". Asheville Citizen. Nyack, New York (published January 16, 1941). AP. January 15, 1941. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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