Josef Knar

Josef Knar (also Joseph ; born January 1, 1800 in Hartberg ; † June 1, 1864 in Graz ) was an Austrian mathematician , member of parliament and university professor .

Life

Knar came from a poor family. The obviously talented boy got a free place at the Konvikt in Graz. He first attended the local grammar school there and then the University of Graz . At the age of 19 he was both a Dr. iur. utr. as well as Dr. phil. PhD . He then became a supplent at the university.

In 1821 Knar became a full professor of mathematics at the University of Graz, which he held until his death. At times he was also given the professorship for technology. During his time he was dean of the Philosophical Faculty three times , most recently in the years 1857 to 1859. He was also rector of the university in the years 1834/1835, 1849/1850 and 1855/56 .

Knar was delegated from his hometown Hartberg to the Frankfurt National Assembly in 1848 . He then took care of the reorganization of the Austrian insurance and banking system. The institutions that he restructured or influenced included the General Pension Fund in Vienna , the Wiener Sparkasse and the Steirische Sparkasse . As director and honorary director, he tried to get the Austrian fire insurance company based in Graz .

Publications (selection)

• New, very simple method for extracting the roots from certain numbers , Graz 1824.
• Textbook of elementary mathematics , 2 volumes, Graz 1828–1829.
• Theory of harmonic series , Grunert's archive, volume 41 (1864).

literature

• Siegmund Günther :  Knar, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 269.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deans of the Philosophical Faculty (1827 / 28–1975 / 76) on uni-graz.at (as of August 4, 2016).
2. ↑ Rectors of the University of Graz since the re-establishment in the academic year 1827/1828 on uni-graz.at (as of August 4, 2016).