Background
Schobinger, George was born on August 6, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Jay and Emily (Hildebrand) Schobinger.
Schobinger, George was born on August 6, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Jay and Emily (Hildebrand) Schobinger.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1905. Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1908.
Engineer inspector under board of supervising engineers, Chicago Traction, on construction Chicago River tunnels, 1908-1911. Assistant engineer United States Reclamation Service, on irrigation systems, Yuma, Arizona, and Rio Grande, New Mexico, and Texas projects, 1911-1917. Progress engineer with American International Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, 1917-1919.
Engineer and representative Dwight P. Robinson & Company, Incorporated., erecting United States Embassy buildings, et cetera, at Rio de Janeiro, 1919-1931.
Engineering manager United Engineers & Constructors, Incorporated., Philadelphia. Vice president Dwight P. Robinson & Company of Brazil, and United Engineers & Const. of Argentina, 1929-1937.
Vice president Ulen & County, New York, 1938-1939. Vice president and Day & Zimmermann, Incorporated., Philadelphia, 1939-1955.
Consulting engineer, since 1956.
President Swarthmore School District, 1940-1941.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (life. Clubs: Meridian, Engineers (Philadelphia).
Married Helen Lockwood Johnson, August 28, 1913. Children: Elisabeth Hall (Mistress George T. Herschel), Gertrude Emily (Mistress Walton F. Battershall), John Lockwood, Barbara Annual.