Karl von Terzaghi
Austrian mechanical engineer
Karl von Terzaghi was an Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering". Wikipedia
Born: October 2, 1883, Prague, Czechia
Died: October 25, 1963 (age 80 years), Winchester, MA
Education: TU Graz
Spouse: Ruth Doggett Terzaghi (m. 1930–1963) and Ruth Doggett Terzaghi (m. 1930)
Children: Eric Terzaghi
Awards: Norman Medal and Frank P. Brown Medal