Alexander Kecskes
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* Bratislava, August 31, 1840 – ? † after 1900 / hydraulic engineer ; ; In 1863 he worked on the development of the plans for the Tiszaújlak-Gyoma shipping canal, in 1864 on the boundary surveying and division works of the Gödöllő estate, and in 1866 he also worked on land surveying in Bratislava County. In 1867 he was appointed royal assistant engineer and was entrusted with the regulation of the Dévény-Gönyű section of the Danube. In 1871 he was appointed ministerial assistant engineer, then in 1875 royal engineer, and finally in 1880 royal chief engineer, and in this capacity he worked on the construction of the Margaret Dock and then on the regulation of the Iron Gate. In 1885, he was entrusted with the management of the foremanship established in Bratislava and the direct management of the regulations. After completing the regulation works on the Upper Danube, in 1897 he received the title of ministerial departmental councilor and was entrusted with the management of the dredging works on the Tisza near Szeged. As secretary of the Timis Rural Association of Engineers and Architects, he edited the association's bulletin in Timis between 1880 and 1882.