Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering was a founder of modern environmental technology.

Biography

Rudolph Hering was born in Philadelphia on February 26, 1847. He came to Dresden at age 13 to attend school there and studied civil engineering at the Technische Universität Dresden as a member of the German Student Corps Altsachsen. Hering was involved in the reversing of the Chicago river; his name features prominently in stories about the river reversal project.
There is a medal named after him, sculpted by American-Serbian artist John David Brcin, and awarded each year by the American Society of Civil Engineers to engineers who excel in sanitation engineering.
He died at his home in New York City on May 30, 1923. He is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.