Bernard Alfred ETCHEVERRY

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University Medal Winners 1871-2006
1902 Bernard Alfred Etcheverry College of Civil Engineering
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name:	Bernard Alfred Etcheverry
City:	Berkeley
County:	Alameda
State:	California
Birth Date:	30 Jun 1881
Race:	White
Roll:	1530663
DraftBoard:	2
2598 Buena Vista, Berkely, Alameda, age 37,
professor & irrigation engineer, univ. of Cal, Berkeley
Mrs. Helen M. Etcheverry (wife) 2598 Buena Vista - Berkeley
tall, stout, brown, black
Sept 12, 1918

Biography:
Bernard Alfred Etcheverry was born in San Diego, California on June 30, 1881. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1902 with a degree in civil engineering. He was an instructor of civil engineering at the University of California from 1902 to 1903 before becoming a professor of civil engineering and irrigation engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno from 1903 until 1917. In 1917 he returned to Berkeley where he worked until his retirement. Etcheverry was, as well, a consultant for various water projects in the West and British Columbia. From 1915 to 1917 he published a three volume book, Irrigation Practice and Engineering which was to become a standard textbook in the field.
On August 6, 1903 Etcheverry married Helen Hanson. They had two sons, Bernard Earle and Alfred Starr. On October 26, 1954 Etcheverry passed away in New Haven, Connecticut

Historical NoteBernard Alfred Etcheverry (1881 - 1954) was an instructor of civil engineering at the University of California from 1902 - 1903, and associate professor of irrigation engineering from 1917 until his retirement. He was also an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Nevada from 1903 to 1905, and an associate professor of irrigation engineering from 1905 to 1917. Additionally, Etcheverry was a consulting engineer for various projects in British Columbia, Washington, and California.
This collection of specifications and blueprints for water reclamation in the western United States was used as source material for Etcheverry's three volume book Irrigation Practice and Engineering, published by McGraw-Hill from 1915 to16. Photographs removed to photo collection P0104 were used to illustrate this publication.

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