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Frank Koester (born Sterkrade, Germany, 28 August 1876; died 1927) was a German-American engineer and author.
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After 10 years of theoretical training and practical engineering and municipal experience in Germany, including four years of shop and field practice, he came to the United States in 1902. He was connected with the construction of the New York City subway system and other large engineering undertakings in the United States, South America, Alaska and the Philippines. A considerable part of his practice has been devoted to the design, construction and operation of power stations.
Recognizing the great field in modern city planning, he made a special study of modern methods in this field, taking city planning courses at Charlottenburg College, Germany. He was a delegate to the City Planning Congress at Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1912, and to the International Congress of City Planning and City Maintenance held at Ghent, Belgium, in 1913, in both of which he made addresses.