Frederick L Eberhardt was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other high quality machine tools, and led the firm’s growth into becoming 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

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

, the eldest son of Swiss-born Ulrich Eberhardt and his American wife, Emeline T Eberhardt. Eberhardt graduated from the inaugural class of 88 at Newark Technical School, which became New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....

 (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

Maplewood, New Jersey

Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...

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Eberhardt Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Eberhardt Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Eberhardt Hall, originally known as the Newark Orphan Asylum, is the oldest building at the New Jersey Institute of Technology . It is located at 323 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Newark, New Jersey in the University Heights section. Built in the 1856-57 its original purpose was to serve as the...

 is named in his honor.

Gould and Eberhardt Gear Machinery are still in the machine tool business, and are today based in Webster, Massachusetts

Webster, Massachusetts

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