Researching John Blume
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 40 people with the Blume surname? In that year Blume was ranked number 3539 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Blume on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Blume and the Blume Family Tree
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Some Famous People called John Blume
John Blume
John Augustus Blume (April 8, 1909 – March 1, 2002) was an American structural engineer born in Gonzales, California. He first decided he wanted to study earthquake engineering when he witnessed the Santa Barbara earthquake of 1925. In 1929, he went to Stanford University, where he later received his A.B.degree, his graduate degree of engineer and his doctorate.
Blume's career included major contributions to dynamic theory, soil structure interactions, and the inelastic behavior of structures, earning him the title of the “Father of Earthquake Engineering.” Blume died at the age of 92 at his Hillsborough, California home on March 1, 2002.
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