Karl von Terzaghi

Karl von Terzaghi
Karl Terzaghi (1926)
Born2 October 1883
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died25 October 1963(1963-10-25) (aged 80)
Winchester, Massachusetts, United States of America
Alma materTU Graz
Spouses
ChildrenA child (b. 1912, adopted in Mexico), Vera Terzaghi, Eric Terzaghi, Margaret Terzaghi-Howe
Parent(s)Anton Terzaghi and Amalia Eberle
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsIstanbul Technical University
Robert College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TU Wien
Harvard University
Notable students

Karl von Terzaghi (2 October 1883 – 25 October 1963) was an Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering".

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