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Kluger, Ladislaus
Professor, engineer. Born Jan. 16, 1849 in Krakow, Poland. Graduated from the Technical Institute in Krakow and left for Paris for further studies. From 1868 to 1873 studied in Paris, Polytechnic, specializing in construction of highways and bridges. In 1873 received a diploma in engineering; engaged by the Government of Peru as an engineer and professor of hydraulic and construction of bridges in the School of Engineering at the University of Lima, Lima, Peru. From 1873 to 1877 constructed seven dams at the peak of Cordilleras, to raise the water of the Rimac River. In 1877 appointed by the government of Peru an inspector of the Africa-Tacna-Illo-Magnegna Railroad lines. In 1877-1878 constructed highways from Peru to Bolivia. In 1878 was sent as a governmental commissioner to World's Fair in Paris. In 1878-1879 constructed large custom houses in Africa, Peru. In 1880 left for Krakow because of poor health. His writings were: "Wyklad hydrauliki wraz z teorja machin wodnych" (1000 pages); "Wyklad wytrzymalosci materjalow i stalosci budowli"; "Turbina Fourneyrona"; "Teorje turbiny Fountaine"; "Sprawozdania z poszukiwan wody w okolicach Krakowa"; "Listy z Peru i Chile do Krakowa" (two volumes). Deceased.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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