Charles Alton Ellis

Charles Alton Ellis (1876–1949) was a professor, structural engineer and mathematician who was chiefly responsible for the structural design of the Golden Gate Bridge. Because of a dispute with Joseph Strauss, he was not recognized for his work when the bridge opened in 1937.

Ellis was born in Parkman, Maine in 1876 and earned a degree in mathematics from Wesleyan University and a graduate certificate in engineering (C.E.) from the University of Illinois.[1][2] During his career, he was a professor at the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University.[3]

A dispute over the time it was taking to complete the design led Strauss to accuse Ellis of wasting time and money, and to dismiss him from the project.[4] The copy of the engineering drawings for the Golden Gate Bridge on file at the Library of Congress is signed by Ellis,[5] but the plaque placed on the bridge in 1937 did not give him any credit.[6]

As of May 10, 2007, Ellis was officially given recognition for his part in the designing process of the Golden Gate Bridge.[7]

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