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Stefan Bryła
1886-08-17 – 1943-12-03
Life & Legacy
Stefan Władysław Bryła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstɛfan vwaˈdɨswav ˈbrɨwa]; born 17 August 1886 in Kraków – died 3 December 1943 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish construction engineer and welding pioneer. He was a professor at the Lwów Polytechnic and the Warsaw University of Technology and is known for designing and building the first welded road bridge in the world.
In 1943, during World War II, Bryła was arrested by German Nazis and executed as part of the Aktion AB aimed at eliminating the intellectuals and leaders of the Second Polish Republic.
Occupation & Career
inventor, pedagogue, architect, engineer, civil engineer, politician, technician
Education
Lviv Polytechnic
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Cross of Valour
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Cross of Valour
Employer
Warsaw University of Technology
Education & Institutions
Lviv Polytechnic
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