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Christian Menn

Swiss structural engineer and bridge designer (1927-2018)
Person Human Q119717

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
March 3, 1927
Date of death
July 16, 2018
Place of birth
Meiringen, Bern[10]
Place of death
Chur
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
civil engineer, structural engineer, bridge engineer, university teacher, engineer
Employer
ETH Zurich[15]
Field of work
civil engineering studies, building structure, bridge[12][13][14]
Educated at
ETH Zurich[16]
Religion or worldview
reformed[20]
Award received
Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal, International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering, honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart[17][18][19]
Sibling
Hans Peter Menn[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[27][28]
Archives at
ETH Zurich University Archives[22]
Family name
Menn[23]
Given name
Christian[24]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Zillis-Reischen[26]
Relative
Corinna Menn[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Christian Menn ja クリスチャン・メン ja クリスティアン・メン zh 克里斯蒂安·梅恩
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000083386244
VIAF cluster ID
266741247
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79001956
GND ID
119496526
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ETH-BIB-Menn, Christian (1927-2018)-Portr 07742 (cropped).tif ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
20410
Artists of the World ID
42179863
BDELIS ID
78469
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
166504632
CONOR.SI ID
30640739
DDB person (GND) ID
119496526
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119496526
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Christian-Menn
FAST ID
29655
FotoCH photographer ID
40974
Freebase ID
/m/0cpd_q
HDS ID
027385
IdRef ID
233622888
J9U entity ID
987007423680105171
NL CR AUT ID
ntk2017971945
NUKAT ID
n2016234212
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018H9849
National Library of Latvia ID
000062517
SNAC ARK ID
w6dn5tzg
Structurae person ID
1000025
Topic's main category
Category:Christian Menn
Union List of Artist Names ID
500233942
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf49vcfXGDWBM4pDGF9Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/ca29608b-0688-4693-9a39-c1d7bd5ede29

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Award received 3
Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal, International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering, honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Occupation 2
civil engineer, university teacher
Place of birth 2
Bern, Meiringen
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
ETH Zurich
Employer 1
ETH Zurich
Field of work 1
bridge
Given name 1
Christian
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Zillis-Reischen
Place of death 1
Chur
Sex or gender 1
male
← Architect 1
Ganter Bridge
← Designed by 1
Sunniberg Bridge
← FactGrid item ID 1
Landébia
← Structural engineer 1
Ganter Bridge
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Summary

Christian Menn was born on March 3, 1927[1], in Meiringen[2]. He died on July 16, 2018[3], in Chur[4]. He worked as a civil engineer[5], structural engineer[6], bridge engineer[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9].

FAQs

Where was Christian Menn born?

Christian Menn's place of birth was Meiringen[2].

Where did Christian Menn die?

Christian Menn died in Chur[4].

What did Christian Menn do for work?

Christian Menn worked as a civil engineer[5], structural engineer[6], bridge engineer[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9].

Where did Christian Menn go to school?

Christian Menn was educated at ETH Zurich[16].

What awards did Christian Menn receive?

Honors received include Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal[17], International Award of Merit in Structural Engineering[18], and honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart[19].

Related Entities

Bern Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Hans Peter Menn
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → civil engineer, structural engineer, bridge engineer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31702: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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