Jaroslav Joseph Polivka
Jaroslav Josef Polivka (20 April 1886 – 9 February 1960), Czech structural engineer who collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright between 1946 and 1959. Jaroslav Josef Polivka a.k.a. Polivka Civil Engineer was born in Prague in 1886.
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Jaroslav Joseph Polivka
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- Born
- 1886 · Prague.
- Died
- 1960 · Berkeley.
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- engineer · architect
- Education
- ETH Zurich · Czech Technical University in Prague
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Jaroslav Josef Polivka (20 April 1886 – 9 February 1960), Czech structural engineer who collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright between 1946 and 1959. Jaroslav Josef Polivka a.k.a. Polivka Civil Engineer was born in Prague in 1886.
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Born at Prague in 1886, died in Berkeley in 1960.
Jaroslav Joseph Polivka studied at ETH Zurich and Czech Technical University in Prague.
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