Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering (February 26, 1847 – May 30, 1923) was an American civil engineer who designed and constructed the water supply and sewerage systems of 150 cities in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. He partnered with George W. Fuller in the consulting firm Hering & Fuller from 1901 to 1911 and then formed the firm Hering & Gregory that operated until 1917. He served as president of the American Public Health Association and vice president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The sanitary engineering division of the American Society of Civil Engineers instituted the Rudolph Hering Award in 1924 in his honor.

Early life and education

Hering was born February 26, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to Constantine Hering and Therese (Buchheim) Hering. He was educated in private schools in Philadelphia

Career He worked as a surveyor

He was commissioned by the National Board of Health to study European sewer practices and recommend changes in the United States to reduce the incidence of yellow fever. He worked on the design and construction of waterworks and sewage systems in 150 cities in Brazil, Canada,

He worked with John C. Trautwine to translate from German the work of Wilhelm Kutter on open-channel flow. He was a proponent of the implementation of the Imhoff tank designed by Karl Imhoff for sewage treatment. and was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Personal life He was married twice, first in 1873 to Fannie Field Gregory in Philadelphia, and then again in 1894 to Hermine Buchheim (daughter of Rudolf Buchheim) in Zittau, Germany. He had five children.