Background
Tachau, Herman was born on November 12, 1920 in Braunschweig, Germany. Son of Paul and Ilse Lea (Sternthal) Tachau. came to the United States, 1936.
Tachau, Herman was born on November 12, 1920 in Braunschweig, Germany. Son of Paul and Ilse Lea (Sternthal) Tachau. came to the United States, 1936.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1942. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Harvard University, 1946.
Assistant professor сivil engineering, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1949-1953; bridge designer, New Mexico State Highway Department, Santa Fe, 1953-1963; bridge design engineer, New Mexico State Highway Department, 1963-1968; assistant bridge engineer, New Mexico State Highway Department, 1968-1973; bridge engineer, New Mexico State Highway Department, 1973-1982; structural engineer, Heriot-Watt University Lochner Inc., Santa Fe, 1983-1987; bridge engineer, Scanlon & Associations, Santa Fe, 1987-1993. Member subcommittee bridges and structures American Association State Highway Officials, Washington, 1973-1982. Chairman technical committee concrete masonry design, 1978-1982, member of national cooperative highway research project, 1975-1982.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers (vice president New Mexico section 1975-1976), National Society of Professional Engineers, American Concrete Institute (bridge committee 1981-1994).
Married Heidi Elisabeth Mazur, January 18, 1948. Children: Judith Ilse, Robert David, Paul Alfred.