Emil Praeger

Emil Praeger (1882 October 16, 1973) was an American architect and civil engineer.

Praeger graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1915.[1] 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.[2]

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.[1] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on December 17, 1944.[3]

Praeger served as consulting engineer on the White House renovations in 1949.[4]

Selected work

References

  1. 1 2 "Emil H. Praeger". RPI Alumni Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. "Green Spaces and Moody Places". The Brooklyn Historical Society Blog RSS [Brooklyn Historical Society Blog. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. "Distinguished Service Cross Awards"
  4. "Walter O Mally History". Retrieved 7 August 2011.



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