William T. Schwendler
Encyclopedia
William T. Schwendler was a founder, chief engineer
, executive vice-president and Chairman of the Board of the Grumman Corporation. He and other founders of Grumman had worked together at Loening Aeronautical Engineering until leaving to form their new company in a rented garage in December 1929.
The son of a German immigrant father, Schwendler was a 1924 graduate of New York University
where he was one of the school's first students of aeronautical engineering. In 1956, Schwendler became a trustee of NYU. He was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity at NYU and is a charter member of the fraternity's Hall of Fame.
He resided until his death on a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) estate on Central Avenue in Farmingdale, New York
adjacent to the Bethpage State Park
Golf Course.
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, executive vice-president and Chairman of the Board of the Grumman Corporation. He and other founders of Grumman had worked together at Loening Aeronautical Engineering until leaving to form their new company in a rented garage in December 1929.
The son of a German immigrant father, Schwendler was a 1924 graduate of New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
where he was one of the school's first students of aeronautical engineering. In 1956, Schwendler became a trustee of NYU. He was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
fraternity at NYU and is a charter member of the fraternity's Hall of Fame.
He resided until his death on a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) estate on Central Avenue in Farmingdale, New York
Farmingdale, New York
The Village of Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York in the United States...
adjacent to the Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002...
Golf Course.
External links
- Milestones, Jan. 30, 1978
- http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/LI/LI.Notable.Requests.html
- http://www.anft.net/f-14/grumman-history.htm
- http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:ZO-WAnAI_fsJ:www.aerofiles.com/bio_g.html+%22william+t.+Schwendler%22+time&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us
- F8F BearcatF8F BearcatThe Grumman F8F Bearcat was an American single-engine naval fighter aircraft of the 1940s. It went on to serve into the mid-20th century in the United States Navy and other air forces, and would be the company's final piston engined fighter aircraft...
- http://files.asme.org/asmeorg/Communities/History/Landmarks/10382.pdf