# Benjamin Wright

> Benjamin Wright was an American civil engineer who was chief engineer of the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared him the "Father of American Civil Engineering".

*American civil engineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1770-10-10
- **Died:** 1842-08-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Benjamin Wright was an American civil engineer who was chief engineer of the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared him the "Father of American Civil Engineering".

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 5.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Benjamin Wright (civil engineer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Wright_(civil_engineer))
- [Benjamin Wright (Ingenieur)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Wright_(Ingenieur))
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