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Joachim Gotsche Giæver (15 August 1856 – 29 May 1925) was a Norwegian born, American civil engineer who designed major structures in the United States.. ==Biography== Joachim Gotsche Giæver was born at the village of Jøvik at Lyngen in Troms, Norway. He was the youngest of eight children born to Jens Holmboe Giæver (1813–1884) and Hanna Birgithe Holmboe (1821–1903). His father was a leader in the local fishing industry. Giæver entered the Norwegian Institute of Technology (''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt'') at Trondheim from which he was graduated in 1881 with the degree of Civil Engineer. 〔 - (Genealogical entry ) for Jens Holmboe Giæver (1813–1884) - 〕 He migrated to the United States in 1882, where he found employment as a draftsman at Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1883, he went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to work as a draftsman and later civil engineers for the Schiffler Bridge & Iron Co. where he designed several bridges over the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. He was married in New York during 1883 to Louise C. Schmedling of Trondhjem, Norway. 〔('' Memoirs of Deceased Member Joachim Gotsche Giaver (Giæver)'' (American Society of Civil Engineers. Amasa C. Bull) )〕 In 1886, he designed the structural framework for the Statue of Liberty. His work involved design computations, detailed fabrication and construction drawings, as well as oversight of construction. In completing his engineering for the statue’s frame, he worked from drawings and sketches produced by the designer, Gustave Eiffel. In 1891, he went to Chicago to become Assistant Chief Engineer of the World’s Columbian Exposition. In 1898, he became Chief Engineer for the firm of D. H. Burnham & Company, a position he held until 1915. 〔(''Norwegian-American Engineer saved Statue of Liberty'' (The International Forum for Culture and Literature for Peace. Michael Holmboe Meyer) )〕 〔(''Norway’s own link to Lady Liberty'' (newsinenglish.no.Nina Berglund) )〕 In 1916, he entered into partnership with Frederick P. Dinkelberg to form the architectural and engineering firm of Giaver and Dinkelberg. Later with the architect firm of Thielbar and Furgard; Giaver and Dinkleberg, he assisted with the design on the 35 East Wacker Building (also known as the Jewellers' Building) located in downtown Chicago. Designed during 1924 with construction finished during 1926, at the time it was America's largest building outside of New York.〔(''35 East Wacker Drive'' (Chicago Architecture Info) )〕 He was a trustee of the Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago, President of the Chicago Norske Klub and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was decorated as a Knight, 1st class of the Order of St. Olav in 1920. 〔(''Chicago`s Proud Norwegian Heritage'' (Chicago Ttribune) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joachim Giæver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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