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- 1858-1935 (Creation)
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0,5 m
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1) Friedrich Engeßer, 2) Karl Möhler
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Content: The collection contains personal documents, teaching material and other writings of Engesser in handwritten form, as typoscripts and in print, furthermore files of the chair administration, correspondence with colleagues (e.g. with Emil Probst and Wilhelm Schachenmeier), plans of the lighthouses Tinsdahl and Grünendeich as well as photographs of construction sites and plans of construction projects. History: Prof. Friedrich Engesser (*12.02.1848 in Weinheim/Bergstraße, 29.08.1931 in Achern) studied engineering sciences at the Polytechnic School Karlsruhe from 1865 to 1869 and then worked as an engineer in the Baden state service, last as a railway construction inspector from 1884. In 1885 he was appointed to the Technical University of Karlsruhe as full professor for structural analysis, bridge construction and railway construction. In 1915 Engesser retired at his own request. From the winter semester 1919/20 up to and including the winter semester 1921/22 he held a teaching position at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. Indexing information: Foreword by Hoepke in the provisional find book: "The identification of purpose and date was impossible in various archival documents; in these cases only presumed information could be given. Klaus Nippert edited and extended the finding aid in September 2014. Classification overview: 1 Personal documents 2 Studies, teaching and publications 3 General correspondence and academic self-administration 4 Building projects Literature: Gaber, Ernst: Friedrich Engesser, in: Die Technische Hochschule Fridericiana Karlsruhe. Festschrift zum 125-Jahrfeier, edited under the rectorate of Ernst Terres, 1950, pp. 35-39. Gaber, Ernst: Friedrich Engeßer, in: Die Bautechnik. Journal for Civil Engineering 9 (1931), p. 664.
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KIT Archive (Archive Tectonics) >> 2 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and its predecessors >> 27 Discounts
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Verweis auf ähnliches Material: <br /><br />KIT-Archiv:<br />27024 Nachlass Max Mayer<br />28002 Biografische Sammlung, 96.
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Original description: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek