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Emil Praeger (1882 – October 16, 1973) was an American architect and civil engineer. Praeger graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1915.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rpi.edu/about/hof/praeger.html )〕 Praeger also acted as head of the civil engineering department at RPI from 1939-1946. In 1934, as chief engineer for the City of New York Department of Parks & Recreation, Praeger surveyed all New York City parks. Under director Robert Moses, Praeger created architectural drawings, descriptions, and photographs for every park that the city owned.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/2011/05/13/green-spaces-and-moody-places )〕 During World War II, Praeger served in the US Navy, and he eventually reached the rank of captain. He developed the original design of the concrete floating breakwater - known as "Phoenix" - for the Invasion of Normandy.〔 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on December 17, 1944.〔"(Distinguished Service Cross Awards )"〕 Praeger served as consulting engineer on the White House renovations in 1949.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.walteromalley.com/thisday_10_16.php )〕 ==Selected work== *Henry Hudson Bridge, (chief engineer) New York, 1932, *Pier 57, New York City, 1952 *Arecibo Radio Telescope in the Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico, 1952. *Holman Stadium, (chief engineer) Vero Beach, Florida, 1953 *Tappan Zee Bridge New York, 1955 *Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York, 1964 *Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, 1962 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emil Praeger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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