Engineer Graves & Memorials

Ingemar Lundquist

Mountain View Cemetery

Mechanical engineer and inventor of over the wire balloon angioplasty.

Samuel Diescher

1831–1915 (age 84)

Allegheny Cemetery

Engineer who designed the Duquesne Incline and majority of such projects in Pennsylvania and the US.

Uriah Cotting

1766–1819 (age 53)

Granary Burying Ground

Uriah Cotting was a Boston engineer and developer known for his work in urban development and real estate.

Loammi Baldwin, Sr.

1745–1807 (age 62)

First Burial Ground

Loammi Baldwin, Sr. (1745-1807) was a Woburn engineer and prominent figure in early American infrastructure development.

Christopher Colles

1739–1816 (age 77)

Churchyard of St. Paul's Chapel

Christopher Colles was an Irish-American engineer and inventor who designed early water systems.

David Bates Douglass

1790–1849 (age 59)

Green-Wood Cemetery

David Bates Douglass was a Pompton Township resident and engineer who lived from 1790 to 1849 and was buried in Green-Wo...

Benjamin Wright

1770–1842 (age 72)

New York Marble Cemetery

Benjamin Wright (1770-1842) was a Wethersfield native and prominent engineer buried at New York Marble Cemetery.

Loammi Baldwin, Jr.

1780–1838 (age 58)

First Burial Ground

Loammi Baldwin, Jr. was a Woburn resident and engineer who lived from 1780 to 1838.

William John Wilgus

1819–1853 (age 34)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

William John Wilgus was an American engineer and urban planner known for his work on transportation infrastructure.

Henry Lardner

1804–1852 (age 48)

Silverbrook Cemetery

Henry Lardner (1804-1852) was an engineer and scientific writer.

James Renwick

1790–1863 (age 73)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Renwick (1790-1863) was a Liverpool-born engineer and inventor buried at Green-Wood Cemetery.

George William Whistler

1822–1869 (age 47)

Green Mount Cemetery

George William Whistler (1822-1869) was an American engineer and railroad pioneer.

James St. Clair Morton

1829–1864 (age 35)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

James St. Clair Morton (1829-1864) was a Philadelphia resident and engineer.

John Augustus Roebling

1806–1869 (age 63)

Riverview Cemetery

John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was a German-born engineer renowned for his pioneering work in suspension bridge desi...

Frederick W. Lander

1821–1862 (age 41)

Broad Street Cemetery

Frederick W. Lander was a Salem resident and engineer who died in 1862.

Samuel S. Montague

1830–1883 (age 53)

Oakland

Samuel S. Montague was an American engineer and railroad builder active in the 19th century.

Alexander Lyman Holley

1832–1882 (age 50)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Alexander Lyman Holley was a pioneering American engineer and metallurgist who revolutionized steel production methods.

Lewis L. Delafield

1834–1883 (age 49)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Lewis L. Delafield was an American engineer and member of the prominent Delafield family.

Ellis S. Chesbrough

1813–1886 (age 73)

Graceland Cemetery

Ellis S. Chesbrough (1813-1886) was a Baltimore-born engineer and urban planner.

Jacob Rutsen Schuyler

1816–1887 (age 71)

Constable Hook Cemetery

Jacob Rutsen Schuyler was a Belleville resident and engineer who lived from 1816 to 1887.

Horatio Allen

1802–1889 (age 87)

Rosedale Cemetery

Horatio Allen was a Schenectady resident and engineer who lived from 1802 to 1889.

George Greene

1817–1880 (age 63)

Oak Hill Cemetery

George Greene was an Alton resident and engineer who lived during the 19th century.

Isaac N. Brown

1817–1889 (age 72)

Oakwood Cemetery

Isaac N. Brown was an American naval engineer and ironclad warship designer during the Civil War era.

Thomas Drummond

1809–1890 (age 81)

Graceland Cemetery

Thomas Drummond (1809-1890) was a British engineer and inventor from Bristol.

William Petit Trowbridge

1828–1892 (age 64)

Evergreen Cemetery

William Petit Trowbridge was a Troy resident and engineer who lived from 1828 to 1892.

John Edson Sweet

1832–1916 (age 84)

Oakwood Cemetery

John Edson Sweet was a Pompey resident and mechanical engineer who lived from 1832 to 1916.

William Cullen Wilcox

1850–1928 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Cullen Wilcox was an American engineer and academic from Northfield who lived from 1850 to 1928.

Henry Larcom Abbot

1831–1927 (age 96)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Henry Larcom Abbot (1831-1927) was a Beverly resident buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Schuyler Wheeler

1860–1923 (age 63)

Greenwood Union Cemetery

Schuyler Wheeler was an American inventor and electrical engineer from Manhattan.

William Joseph Hammer

1858–1934 (age 76)

Arlington National Cemetery

William Joseph Hammer was an American electrical engineer and associate of Thomas Edison who contributed to early electr...

Joseph Strauss

1870–1938 (age 68)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Joseph Strauss (1870-1938) was a Cincinnati-born engineer famous for designing the Golden Gate Bridge.

Carl E. Grunsky

1855–1931 (age 76)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Carl E. Grunsky was an American engineer who lived from 1855 to 1931.

Marsden Manson

1850–1931 (age 81)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Marsden Manson was an engineer and city planner who lived from 1850 to 1931.

Julian Kennedy

1852–1932 (age 80)

Homewood Cemetery

Julian Kennedy was a Pennsylvania resident of Poland Township who lived from 1852 to 1932.

William Josiah MacDonald

1873–1946 (age 73)

Graceland Cemetery

William Josiah MacDonald was a mining engineer and businessman from Potosi who lived from 1873 to 1946.

Charles T. Main

1856–1943 (age 87)

Wildwood Cemetery

Charles T. Main was a Marblehead engineer and consulting firm founder who lived from 1856 to 1943.

Samuel C. Lancaster

1864–1941 (age 77)

Rose City Cemetery

Samuel C. Lancaster (1864-1941) was an engineer and road builder known for scenic highway construction in the Pacific No...

Edmund T. Allen

1896–1943 (age 47)

Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home

Edmund T. Allen (1896-1943) was an American aeronautical engineer from Chicago.

Ole Singstad

1882–1969 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Ole Singstad (1882-1969) was a Norwegian engineer from Agdenes Municipality known for tunnel construction.

Boris Dudorov

1882–1965 (age 83)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Boris Dudorov was a Russian-American engineer and inventor involved in early aviation and mechanical engineering.

Willard Philander Soper

1882–1963 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Willard Philander Soper was an American sanitary engineer and public health expert from Verona.

Hans Albert Einstein

1904–1973 (age 69)

Woods Hole

Hans Albert Einstein was a Swiss-American engineer and the eldest son of physicist Albert Einstein.

Stephen Timoshenko

1878–1972 (age 94)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Stephen Timoshenko (1878-1972) was a Ukrainian-American engineer and pioneer in mechanics of materials.

Arshavir Shirakian

1900–1973 (age 73)

Hackensack Cemetery

Arshavir Shirakian (1900-1973) was an Armenian-born engineer and inventor.

William Gemmell Cochran

1909–1980 (age 71)

Orleans Cemetery

William Gemmell Cochran was a Scottish engineer and industrial figure.

Patrick E. Haggerty

1914–1980 (age 66)

Calvary Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Patrick E. Haggerty (1914-1980) was a North Dakota-born engineer and co-founder of Texas Instruments.

John I. Yellott

1908–1986 (age 78)

All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery

John I. Yellott (1908-1986) was an American solar energy researcher and engineer.

Tinius Olsen

1845–1932 (age 87)

West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Tinius Olsen (1845-1932) was a Norwegian-American engineer and inventor of the Olsen testing machine whose remains are a...

Willis Carrier

1876–1950 (age 74)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Willis Carrier (1876–1950) of Angola, the American engineer who invented modern air conditioning, rests at Forest Lawn...

Morton Heilig

1926–1997 (age 71)

Eden Memorial Park

Morton Heilig (1926-1997) was a visionary engineer credited with early virtual reality developments and is buried at Ede...