Storm Bull (engineer)

Storm Bull (October 20, 1856 – November 17, 1907) was a Norwegian-born American engineer and educator.[1]

For the musician, see Storm Bull.

Storm Bull was born in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway.[2] He was a nephew of the violinist Ole Bull.[2] He was educated at the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, where he graduated with a degree in engineering in 1877.[2] He first arrived in Madison, Wisconsin in 1879, where became a professor in the engineering department of the University of Wisconsin. He was subsequently appointed a professor in mechanical engineering and later professor in steam engineering.[2][3]

Bull held memberships in the Western Society of Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He also served as mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 1901 to 1902.[2][4] He was a Unitarian.[5]

Bull died of stomach cancer in Madison in 1907.[2]

References
  1. "WI BIO - Dane Co - BULL, Storm". Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. "Cancer Kills Storm Bull". The Journal Times. Racine, WI. November 18, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Lloyd Hustvedt (2001). "Bull, Storm (1856-1907). Letters, 1894-1906. 1 volume. P 774" (PDF). Guide to the Archives of The Norwegian-American Historical Association. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. "Storm Bull". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  5. "Prof. Storm Bull Is Laid to Rest". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. November 20, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. open access

Other sources
  • Howe, Charles S. (ed) (1909) Papers, Reports, Discussions, etc. of the "Journal of Engineering Education" (Brooklyn, NY: Pratt Institution. Volume 16. page 407)


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