Frederick Eberhardt
Male, Deceased Person
1868 – 1946
Who was Frederick Eberhardt?
Frederick L. Eberhardt was an American engineer, philanthropist, university administrator and president of Gould & Eberhardt, a major Newark-based manufacturer of gear cutters and shapers, and other high quality machine tools. Under his leadership the firm became a major supplier to the US auto industry, as well as to the military during World War II.
Eberhardt was born in Newark, New Jersey, the eldest son of Swiss-born Ulrich Eberhardt and his American wife, Emeline T Eberhardt. Eberhardt graduated from the inaugural class of 1884 at Newark Technical School, which became New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Eberhardt married Martha Lou Boals, and they had three children: Ruth Boals Eberhardt, Frederick Gordon Eberhardt and Eleanor H Eberhardt. They lived in Newark, but by 1930 had moved to Maplewood, New Jersey.
Eberhardt Hall, New Jersey Institute of Technology is named in his honor.
Gould and Eberhardt Gear Machinery are still in the machine tool business, and are today based in Webster, Massachusetts.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1868
Newark - Education
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Died
- 1946
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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