Background
Rudolph Hering was born on February 26, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the son of Dr. Constantine Hering, one of the founders of homeopathy in America, and of his third wife, Theresa (Buckheim) Hering.
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Piles And Pile Driving: Being A Reprint Of Some Of The Articles Which Have Appeared In Engineering News On Pile Driving (1893)
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Report of Commission on Street Cleaning and Waste Disposal, the city of New York, 1907. / Commissioners: H. de B. Parsons, Rudolph Hering, Samuel Whinery.
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Rudolph Hering
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At the age of thirteen, Rudolph was sent to Germany where he attended the Dresden public high school and later the Royal Polytechnical School, from which he was graduated in 1867 as a civil engineer. He received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1906.
Career
After graduation Rudolph Hering returned to the United States and worked on the surveys for Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, and the extension of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. In 1872 he went to the Yellowstone as an astronomical observer with the government party send to explore this newly established national park. Returning to Philadelphia, he entered the office of the city engineer, and from 1876 served as assistant city engineer in charge bridges and sewers.
Achievements
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Rudolph Hering designed many works for Water Supply and Sewerage in the United States, Canada, and other countries. In recognition of his work the American Society of Civil Engineers established the Rudolph Hering Medal, to be awarded for the best contributions to its Transactions on the fundamentals of sanitary engineering.
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Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse
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Piles And Pile Driving: Being A Reprint Of Some Of The Articles Which Have Appeared In Engineering News On Pile Driving (1893)
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- Report of Commission on Street Cleaning and Waste Disposal, the city of New York, 1907. / Commissioners: H. de B. Parsons, Rudolph Hering, Samuel Whinery.
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Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse
Membership
Hering was a member of many engineering and scientific societies in both America and Europe.
Connections
Rudolph Hering was married twice: in 1872 to Fanny Field Gregory, by whom he had two children, and in 1894, to Hermine Buckheim, by whom he had three children.
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Born
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Died
May 30, 1923 (aged 76) -
Resting place
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States -
Nationality
American