Donald Roebling
Donald Roebling (November 15, 1908 – August 29, 1959) was an eccentric twentieth-century American philanthropist, engineer, industrial designer, and inventor.Born in New York City, Roebling grew up in his family's Boulderwood Mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.Roebling died in Boston on August 29, 1959, following complications of an earlier gall bladder operation.[1] Roebling had an interest in science, and sponsored Paul Bartsch's 1937 Smithsonian marine research expedition.In 1948, he received the Medal of Merit from President Harry S. Truman, "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States."