Frederick Eberhardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrederick Eberhardt
American businessman (1868-1946)
Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1868
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1946
Profession: engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Frederick Eberhardt
- Frederick L.
- Eberhardt (February 27, 1868 – 1946) was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other machine tools.
- Under his leadership the firm became a major supplier to the US auto industry, as well as to the military during World War II. Eberhardt was born in Newark, New Jersey, the eldest son of Swiss-born Ulrich Eberhardt and his American wife, Emeline T Eberhardt.
- Eberhardt graduated from the inaugural class of 1885 at Newark Technical School, which eventually became New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).Eberhardt married Martha Lou Boals, and they had three children: Ruth Boals Eberhardt, Frederick Gordon Eberhardt and Eleanor H Eberhardt.
- They lived in Newark, but by 1930 had moved to Maplewood, New Jersey. Eberhardt Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology is named in his honor. Gould and Eberhardt Gear Machinery are still in the machine tool business, and are today based in Webster, Massachusetts.
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