Gregory P. Tschebotarioff
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Gregory P. Tschebotarioff, (February 28, 1899 - 1985), was a Russian-born civil engineer
and prolific author. His memoir Russia, My Native Land recounted his experiences as a boy and young man in Russia
, where he served in the military during World War I
. His mother, Valentina Ivanovna Chebotareva
, served as a Red Cross nurse at a hospital in Tsarskoye Selo
, Russia
with Tsarina Alexandra
. Tschebotarioff published his mother's wartime journal in Russia, My Native Land and in other publications.
Tschebotarioff was born in Pavlovsk, Russia
, the son of Porphyry Grigorievich Chebotarev, an officer of the Don Cossack Guard Battery stationed at Pavlovsk, and his wife Valentina Ivanovna, the daughter of a former Army doctor. When he became an American citizen in 1941, he decided to retain the German spelling of his last name because he was already known in the engineering profession by that spelling.
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917
and his parents' deaths a few years apart from typhus
, Tschebotarioff was left responsible for his younger sister Valentina. He eventually arranged for the young girl to be cared for by her godmother, Baroness Sophie von Medem, in Germany. He completed his studies to become an engineer at a university in Germany. Later he worked as an engineer in Cairo
, Egypt
for seven years. In 1937 he obtained a position at Princeton University
in New Jersey
. He eventually became a full professor of civil engineering at Princeton. In 1955 he became an associate of King & Gavaris, a New York civil engineering consulting firm.
Tschebotarioff was the author of a number of books and scientific journal articles in his field as well.
He married Florence Dorothy Bill, the daughter of historian Alfred H. Bill
, in 1938. His sister Valentina married one of Florence's brothers.
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and prolific author. His memoir Russia, My Native Land recounted his experiences as a boy and young man in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, where he served in the military during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. His mother, Valentina Ivanovna Chebotareva
Valentina Ivanovna Chebotareva
Valentina Ivanovna Chebotaryova recorded her impressions of work in a military hospital in Tsarskoye Selo, Russia during World War I in her journal...
, served as a Red Cross nurse at a hospital in Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo
Tsarskoye Selo is the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located south from the center of St. Petersburg. It is now part of the town of Pushkin and of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.-History:In...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
with Tsarina Alexandra
Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse
Alix of Hesse and by Rhine later Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova , was Empress consort of Russia as spouse of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire...
. Tschebotarioff published his mother's wartime journal in Russia, My Native Land and in other publications.
Tschebotarioff was born in Pavlovsk, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the son of Porphyry Grigorievich Chebotarev, an officer of the Don Cossack Guard Battery stationed at Pavlovsk, and his wife Valentina Ivanovna, the daughter of a former Army doctor. When he became an American citizen in 1941, he decided to retain the German spelling of his last name because he was already known in the engineering profession by that spelling.
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...
and his parents' deaths a few years apart from typhus
Typhus
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
, Tschebotarioff was left responsible for his younger sister Valentina. He eventually arranged for the young girl to be cared for by her godmother, Baroness Sophie von Medem, in Germany. He completed his studies to become an engineer at a university in Germany. Later he worked as an engineer in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
for seven years. In 1937 he obtained a position at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. He eventually became a full professor of civil engineering at Princeton. In 1955 he became an associate of King & Gavaris, a New York civil engineering consulting firm.
Tschebotarioff was the author of a number of books and scientific journal articles in his field as well.
He married Florence Dorothy Bill, the daughter of historian Alfred H. Bill
Alfred H. Bill
Alfred Hoyt Bill was an American writer. His non-fiction mostly dealt with American history while his fiction was set in different periods of British and French history....
, in 1938. His sister Valentina married one of Florence's brothers.