Charles Ezra Greene
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Charles Ezra Greene was an American
civil engineer
, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
He graduated at Harvard
in 1862 and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1863, served as quartermaster during the last two years of the Civil War
, and was United States assistant engineer from 1870 to 1872, when, for part of a year, he was city engineer of Bangor, Maine
.
In the same year he became connected with the engineering department of the University of Michigan
. In 1895, he became the first dean
of the University of Michigan College of Engineering
, a position he held until his death.
He was an associate editor of the Engineering News
from 1876 - 1877. his publications include:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
civil engineer
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...
, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.
He graduated at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1862 and at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1863, served as quartermaster during the last two years of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, and was United States assistant engineer from 1870 to 1872, when, for part of a year, he was city engineer of Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...
.
In the same year he became connected with the engineering department of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. In 1895, he became the first dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the University of Michigan College of Engineering
University of Michigan College of Engineering
The University of Michigan College of Engineering is the engineering unit of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. With an enrollment of 5,514 undergraduate and 2,646 graduate students as of 2009, the College of Engineering is one of the premier engineering schools in the United States...
, a position he held until his death.
He was an associate editor of the Engineering News
Engineering News
Engineering News may refer to* Engineering News , a weekly publication in South Africa* Engineering News-Record, a weekly magazine published by The McGraw-Hill Companies...
from 1876 - 1877. his publications include:
- Graphical Method for the Analysis of Bridge Trusses (1876)
- Trusses and Arches: Graphics for Engineers, Architects, and Builders (three volumes, 1876–79; third edition, 1903)
- Notes on Rankine'sWilliam John Macquorn RankineWilliam John Macquorn Rankine was a Scottish civil engineer, physicist and mathematician. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson , to the science of thermodynamics....
Civil Engineering (1891) - Structural Mechanics (1897; second edition, 1905)