Hendel Emmanuil Mendelevich (1903)
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| Surname | Hendel |
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| Name | Emmanuil |
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| Patronym | Mendelevich |
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| Birth year | 1903 |
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| Birth place | Dvinsk |
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| Sex | M |
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Hendel(Gendel) Emmanuil Mendelevich (b. 1903, Dvinsk) – pioneer of building relocation in the USSR, expert in soil mechanics and foundations.
Emmanuil Hendel graduated from the Moscow Higher Technical School in 1928.
A veteran of the Second World War, he was awarded military decorations. His key projects include the restoration of bridges in Ukraine, building relocations in Moscow during the 1950s, the straightening of minarets in Samarkand (1965), and the realignment of the bell tower in the village of Bolshiye Vyazyomy near Moscow (1970).
A Honoured Scientist and Engineer of the RSFSR and professor, Hendel summarised his expertise in the monograph: Инженерные работы при реставрации памятников архитектуры (Engineering Works in the Restoration of Architectural Monuments) (Moscow, 1980).