Friedrich Voss (civil engineer)
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Friedrich Voss was a German civil engineer
educated at Braunschweig University of Technology.
. As a civil engineer his career began at the municipal waterways management of Hamburg-Harburg
. In 1903, Voss became technical assistant at the Ministry of Public Works; 1908 appointed as head of the newly created bridge construction office within the Imperial Office of the Canals, following the enlargements of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal. Voss designed and engineered three viaduct
s over the Kiel Canal
: The Holtenau (1912-1992), Rendsburg
(1913) and Hochdonn (1919) high bridges. In 1923, Voss resigned for health reasons from the civil service and founded an engineering company in Kiel, together with two of his colleagues.
Besides the viaducts over the Kiel Canal, Voss designed numeral other bridges, for example the Rendsburg Swing Bridge over the Kiel Canal that was closed 1961, a road bridge over the Eider at Friedrichstadt
as well as a bascule bridge
over the Eider at Lexfähre, a bascule bridge in Duisburg
, a combined road and railroad bridge over the Rethe in Hamburg
and a bridge over the Rhine in Krefeld-Uerdingen.
In 1922 Friedrich Voss was awarded a honorary degree
at the Braunschweig University of Technology. He died at Kiel
on 3 March 1953. A day after his death, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. Voss is buried at the Park Cemetery Eichhof in Kronshagen
.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
educated at Braunschweig University of Technology.
Biography
Voss was born in CalvördeCalvörde
Calvörde is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northwest from Haldensleben between the Ohre river and the Midland Canal...
. As a civil engineer his career began at the municipal waterways management of Hamburg-Harburg
Harburg (quarter)
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. In 1903, Voss became technical assistant at the Ministry of Public Works; 1908 appointed as head of the newly created bridge construction office within the Imperial Office of the Canals, following the enlargements of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal. Voss designed and engineered three viaduct
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
s over the Kiel Canal
Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal , known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal until 1948, is a long canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula....
: The Holtenau (1912-1992), Rendsburg
Rendsburg High Bridge
The Rendsburg High Bridge is a railway viaduct on the Neumünster–Flensburg line that also serves as a transporter bridge. The bridge crosses the Kiel Canal at Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein...
(1913) and Hochdonn (1919) high bridges. In 1923, Voss resigned for health reasons from the civil service and founded an engineering company in Kiel, together with two of his colleagues.
Besides the viaducts over the Kiel Canal, Voss designed numeral other bridges, for example the Rendsburg Swing Bridge over the Kiel Canal that was closed 1961, a road bridge over the Eider at Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. It was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers...
as well as a bascule bridge
Bascule bridge
A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic....
over the Eider at Lexfähre, a bascule bridge in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, a combined road and railroad bridge over the Rethe in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and a bridge over the Rhine in Krefeld-Uerdingen.
In 1922 Friedrich Voss was awarded a honorary degree
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
at the Braunschweig University of Technology. He died at Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
on 3 March 1953. A day after his death, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. Voss is buried at the Park Cemetery Eichhof in Kronshagen
Kronshagen
Kronshagen is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 23 km southeast of Eckernförde, and 3 km west of Kiel....
.