Background
KNAUDT, Julio was born on July 16, 1869 in Cochabamba. Son of Eduardo Knaudt Ehlers and Josefa Lozada.
KNAUDT, Julio was born on July 16, 1869 in Cochabamba. Son of Eduardo Knaudt Ehlers and Josefa Lozada.
Educated University of Geneva, Switzerland. Faculty of civil engineering, Federal Polytechnic School, Zurich. Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata, Argentina.
Head of the Office of Bridges and Highways in the Bureau of Public Works. Of the Bolivian Boundary Commission (with Chile). Director-general of mines.
Fiscal inspector of the Atocha-Villazón Railway. Among his many engineering works may be mentioned the construction of the water system of Oruro and of the electric railway from Alto to La Paz, the geodetic and topographic delineation of the frontier with Chile, explorations and preparation of geographical maps in different parts of Bolivia, diverting the course of the Rocha River through a tunnel, etc.
Member Society Geográfica, American Geographical Society, Comité Pro-Cochabamba, Asociación Pro Bien Pú- blico de Cochabamba, Club Social (La Paz, Cochabamba), Club de la Unión (Sucre). Member Institute de Ingenieros de Chile.