Caroline Endres Diescher
Caroline Endres Diescher | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caroline Endres 1846 |
| Died | February 7, 1930 (aged 84) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
| Other names | Carrie E. Diescher |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Incline design |
| Spouse | |
| Parent | John Endres |
Caroline Endres Diescher (1846 – February 7, 1930) was the daughter of the Prussian-born engineer John Endres. She was one of the first female engineers in the United States, and with her father, designed two inclines in the Pittsburgh area: the Monongahela Incline and the Mount Oliver Incline.[1] She married another engineer, Samuel Diescher, at the St. Paul German Evangelical Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2] They had three sons, all of whom were engineers.
Diescher died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the age of 84.[3]
References
- ^ "Legendary Ladies" (PDF). Pennsylvania Commission for Women. Retrieved 21 March 2006.
- ^ "Marriages 1808-1884: Grooms Abbreviated Index" (PDF). Hamilton County Genealogical Society. 23 October 2013. p. 55.
- ^ "Death Notices". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 8 February 1930. p. 28.