Robert Maillart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Maillart

Swiss civil engineer, designer of the Salginatobel Bridge (1872-1940)

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1872

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1940

Profession: architect, civil engineer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Maillart (6 February 1872 – 5 April 1940) was a Swiss civil engineer who revolutionized the use of structural reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch and the deck-stiffened arch for bridges, and the beamless floor slab and mushroom ceiling for industrial buildings.
His Salginatobel (1929–1930) and Schwandbach (1933) bridges changed the aesthetics and engineering of bridge construction dramatically and influenced decades of architects and engineers after him.
In 1991 the Salginatobel Bridge was declared an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.