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Othmar Ammann

1879 - 1965

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Othmar Hermann Ammann (March 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965) was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Othmar Ammann has received more than 251,815 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Othmar Ammann is the 311th most popular engineer (down from 270th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 463rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Othmar Ammann ranks 311 out of 389. Before him are Guenther Steiner, Isaac Roberts, Marina Popovich, Ron Tauranac, Charles Combes, and John R. Pierce. After him are Christopher Cockerell, Jesse Ramsden, Robert Mallet, Louis Armand, Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, and Boris Lisunov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Othmar Ammann ranks 202. Before him are Isidro Ayora, Jules De Bisschop, Gustav Goßler, Marie Juchacz, Alexandros Othonaios, and Adolf Lindfors. After him are Alfred Swahn, Lucile Watson, Kārlis Skalbe, Johan Falkberget, Alfrēds Kalniņš, and Aeneas Mackintosh. Among people deceased in 1965, Othmar Ammann ranks 176. Before him are Margaret Dumont, George Călinescu, Hans Beyer, Bill Black, Emma Asson, and Urho Castrén. After him are Joaquín Vázquez, Hilario López, Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, William Petersson, Harry Crerar, and Everett Sloane.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Othmar Ammann ranks 558 out of 1,015. Before him are Henri Dès (1940), Charles Bouvier (1898), Georges Miez (1904), Werner Günthör (1961), Eugen Meier (1930), and Albert Rösti (1967). After him are Heini Hemmi (1949), Emil Kellenberger (1864), Pascal Zuberbühler (1971), Gottfried Honegger (1917), Bruno Heim (1911), and Casimir de Candolle (1836).

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Among ENGINEERS In Switzerland

Among engineers born in Switzerland, Othmar Ammann ranks 5. Before him are Hans Albert Einstein (1904), Robert Maillart (1872), Michele Besso (1873), and Pierre Cérésole (1879).

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