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Nicholas Forell

1923 – 1998

Structural engineer

Structural engineer
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About Nicholas Forell

Lived 1923 – 1998 (aged 74–75). Nicholas Forell was an American structural engineer.

Nicholas F. Forell (1923 – February 19, 1998) was a structural engineer and a leading authority in the development of modern earthquake safety design. He was a founder and former president of the San Francisco firm Forell/Elsesser Engineers.

Early life Nicholas was born in Züllichau, Germany, in 1923. In 1941, he immigrated to the United States and began living in New York City.

Military service After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Nicholas joined the United States Army in 1942, and was assigned to the Signal Corps (United States Army)' Heavy Construction Battalion operating with British troops in Myanmar.

Education Following the war, Nicholas was offered admission to the engineering program at Brown University, and he graduated in 1949.

Notable projects Pacific Gas & Electric Headquarters seismic retrofit San Francisco Museum of Modern Art structural design Berkeley Civic Center seismic retrofit

Utah State Capitol historic seismic retrofits W. M. Keck Observatory structural design

Published works "Developments in earthquake design codes", 1981 "Mexico earthquakes : Oaxaca - November 29, 1978, Guerrero", 1979

Personal life Married to Carol Forell. Daughters Katey (finance) and Anne (architect)

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Nicholas Forell was born in 1923.

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Nicholas Forell died on 19 February 1998.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nicholas Forell

· Wikidata: Q20737728

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