Fritz Langbein

{{Short description|New Zealand civil engineer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2016}} '''Fritz Langbein''' (15 March 1891 – 28 April 1967) was a New Zealand [[civil engineer]], engineering administrator and company director.

Langbein was born on 15 March 1891 in [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], the son of Frederick John Langbein, a commercial traveller and farmer, and his wife, Mary Ross.<ref name="DNZB Langbein">{{DNZB|last=Aspden|first=Rob|id=5l4|title=Fritz Langbein|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref> He was educated at [[Nelson College]] from 1904 to 1908.<ref name="NCOB register">''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition</ref> During [[World War I]], Langbein served with the [[New Zealand Tunnelling Company]] of the [[New Zealand Expeditionary Force]] on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] in France.<ref name="DNZB Langbein" />

Langbein was responsible for the design of many highway bridges in New Zealand, including the [[Rakaia Bridge]].<ref name="DNZB Langbein" /><ref>{{cite news | title=Opened for Traffic | url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EG19390328.2.12 | accessdate=13 April 2015 | work=Ellesmere Guardian | volume=LX | issue=24 | date=28 March 1939 | page=5}}</ref>

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