Background
Wagner, Herman Alexander was born on April 17, 1864 in Grahamstown, New Zealand. Son of William Alexander and Helen Rose (Cameron) Wagner.
Wagner, Herman Alexander was born on April 17, 1864 in Grahamstown, New Zealand. Son of William Alexander and Helen Rose (Cameron) Wagner.
Mechanical Engineering, Freiberg (Saxony) Mining Academy, 1888. Doctor of Philosophy, University Heidelberg, Germany, 1889. Unmarried.
Came to the United States, 1901, naturalized, 1906. Metallurgist, Dowlais Steel Coal & Iron Company, Cardiff, Wales, 1889-1890. Manager Barney Barnato Brothers, Johannesburg, South Africa (gold mining), 1890-1899.
Construction engineering F. A. Heinze, Butte, Montana, 1901-1904.
Mining engineer globe exploration, London, England., 1904-1906. Consultant mining and metallurgical engineer since 1907, New York City, 1907-1912, Mayer, Arizona, 1912-1915, Chicago since 1926.
President, general manager Gray Eagle Reduction Company, since 1916. President Arminius Land & Cattle Company, since 1919, Mayer Ore Purchasing corporation since 1920.
Director Mayer State Bank.
Field cornet Boer War, 1899-1901.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Engineers (past president), Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Institute of Elctrical Engineering, American Society for Engineering Education, Society American Military Engineers, Electrochemical Society, Chicago Technology Societies Council (director, 1946-1951).