After his Corps service, Haupt worked as a topographic engineer at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He spent a short time working in the United States Patent Office as a patent examiner, and then joined the faculty of UPenn as an instructor in mathematics and engineering in September 1872. He quickly became an assistant professor in 1873, becoming full professor in 1875, and remaining on the faculty until 1892. On June 26, 1873, he married Isabella Christiana Cromwell. They had five children.[1] In 1878, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[2] In 1885–1886, he edited the American Engineering Register.
In 1897, President William McKinley appointed him to the Nicaraguan Canal Commission, which studied the possibility of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. A route through Panama was finally selected, and Haupt was appointed to the Panama Canal Commission. He was president of the Colombia-Canea Arbitration (1897), and was chief engineer of the survey for ship canals across New Jersey, and was consulting engineer on the construction of the Ohio-Lake Erie ship canal.
In April 1886, Haupt patented an automatic system for improving rivers and harbors, and for maintaining channels by an adjustable deflecting shield, suspended by buoys, floats, or barges. He patented devices for reclaiming eroded beaches (1911) which were installed in New Jersey and New York. He also invented a "Reaction Breakwater" for creating channels through ocean bars.[3]
He also wrote many other pamphlets and contributions to engineering journals.
Notes
^ abcThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XIII. James T. White & Company. 1906. pp. 233–234. Retrieved August 20, 2020 – via Google Books.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^Hindle, Richard L. (2017). "Prototyping the Mississippi Delta: Patents, alternative futures, and the design of complex environmental systems". Journal of Landscape Architecture. 12 (2): 32–47. doi:10.1080/18626033.2017.1361084. S2CID 117679453.
^"Lewis M. Haupt". The Gettysburg Times. Philadelphia. AP. March 11, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
lewis, haupt, lewis, muhlenberg, haupt, march, 1844, march, 1937, united, states, civil, engineer, career, emphasized, work, waterways, bornlewis, muhlenberg, haupt, 1844, march, 1844gettysburg, pennsylvaniadiedmarch, 1937, 1937, aged, cynwyd, pennsylvaniaeduc. Lewis Muhlenberg Haupt March 21 1844 March 10 1937 was a United States civil engineer His career emphasized work on waterways Lewis M HauptBornLewis Muhlenberg Haupt 1844 03 21 March 21 1844Gettysburg PennsylvaniaDiedMarch 10 1937 1937 03 10 aged 92 Cynwyd PennsylvaniaEducationUniversity of Pennsylvania Lawrence Scientific School US Military AcademyOccupationCivil engineerSpouseIsabella Christiana Cromwell m 1873 wbr Children5ParentsHerman Haupt father Ann Cecilia Keller mother Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 Writings 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography EditLewis M Haupt was born in Gettysburg Pennsylvania on March 21 1844 His parents were railroad engineer Herman Haupt and Ann Cecilia Keller 1 He attended the University of Pennsylvania UPenn as a freshman for the 1861 1862 academic year He continued his undergraduate education at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University and finally graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point New York in 1867 After graduation he served as a lieutenant in the United States Army Corps of Engineers 1868 1869 He worked on lake surveys and as engineer officer for the 5th military district of Texas He resigned from the Corps in August 1869 1 After his Corps service Haupt worked as a topographic engineer at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He spent a short time working in the United States Patent Office as a patent examiner and then joined the faculty of UPenn as an instructor in mathematics and engineering in September 1872 He quickly became an assistant professor in 1873 becoming full professor in 1875 and remaining on the faculty until 1892 On June 26 1873 he married Isabella Christiana Cromwell They had five children 1 In 1878 he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society 2 In 1885 1886 he edited the American Engineering Register In 1897 President William McKinley appointed him to the Nicaraguan Canal Commission which studied the possibility of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans A route through Panama was finally selected and Haupt was appointed to the Panama Canal Commission He was president of the Colombia Canea Arbitration 1897 and was chief engineer of the survey for ship canals across New Jersey and was consulting engineer on the construction of the Ohio Lake Erie ship canal In April 1886 Haupt patented an automatic system for improving rivers and harbors and for maintaining channels by an adjustable deflecting shield suspended by buoys floats or barges He patented devices for reclaiming eroded beaches 1911 which were installed in New Jersey and New York He also invented a Reaction Breakwater for creating channels through ocean bars 3 He died in Cynwyd Pennsylvania on March 10 1937 4 Writings EditEngineering Specifications and Contracts Philadelphia 1878 Working Drawings and How to Make and Use Them Philadelphia 1881 The Topographer his Methods and Instruments Philadelphia 1884 Physical Phenomena of Harbor Entrances 1887 Canals and Their Economic Relation to Transportation 1890 A Move for Better Roads 1891 The Transportation Crisis The Nation and the Waterways Mississippi River Problems The New York EntranceHe also wrote many other pamphlets and contributions to engineering journals Notes Edit a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol XIII James T White amp Company 1906 pp 233 234 Retrieved August 20 2020 via Google Books APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved May 10 2021 Hindle Richard L 2017 Prototyping the Mississippi Delta Patents alternative futures and the design of complex environmental systems Journal of Landscape Architecture 12 2 32 47 doi 10 1080 18626033 2017 1361084 S2CID 117679453 Lewis M Haupt The Gettysburg Times Philadelphia AP March 11 1937 p 2 Retrieved August 20 2020 via Newspapers com References EditRines George Edwin ed 1920 Haupt Lewis Muhlenberg Encyclopedia Americana Lewis Muhlenberg Haupt 1845 1937 Penn Biographies University of Pennsylvania Archives amp Records Center Retrieved October 24 2012 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1892 Haupt Herman Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Haupt Lewis Muhlenberg New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewis M Haupt amp oldid 1062506195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
