Hernan Behn
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Hernan Behn co-founded the Puerto Rico Telephone Company
which eventually spawned ITT
. Behn, along with his brother Sosthenes
built the Two Brothers Bridge —Puente Dos Hermanos in Spanish— in San Juan
. The bridge links the districts of Condado and Old San Juan
.
Puerto Rico Telephone Company
Claro is the largest Puerto Rican telecommunications services company. It is headquartered in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and has operated for almost a century offering voice, data, long distance, broadband, directory publishing and wireless services for the island residents and businesses. It was...
which eventually spawned ITT
ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a global diversified manufacturing company based in the United States. ITT participates in global markets including water and fluids management, defense and security, and motion and flow control...
. Behn, along with his brother Sosthenes
Sosthenes Behn
Sosthenes Behn was an American businessman widely known for founding ITT. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.Sosthenes Behn was born in the island of St. Thomas, then part of the Danish West Indies...
built the Two Brothers Bridge —Puente Dos Hermanos in Spanish— in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
. The bridge links the districts of Condado and Old San Juan
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and it is the historic colonial section of San Juan, Puerto Rico.-Location:...
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