About Robert von Ezdorf
Lived 1889 – 1956 (aged 66). Robert von Ezdorf was an American architect.
Robert von Ezdorf (August 15, 1889 – March 26, 1956) was an American architect and composer. He also worked at McKim, Mead, and White. Von Ezdorf also designed much of Oak Ridge's Secret City, including the reactor used in developing the atomic bomb.
Biography He was born on August 15, 1889, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied drawing under Nathan C. Wyeth. He served in World War I as a 31st Aero Squadron lieutenant and was the first officer of that rank from Queens to be sent abroad. He later served as a bird colonel during World War II.
He died in Summit, New Jersey on March 26, 1956.
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American architect
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Robert von Ezdorf was born on 15 August 1889 in Philadelphia.
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Robert von Ezdorf died on 26 March 1956 in Summit.
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Robert von Ezdorf was an architect.
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