Alexander Cassinone
Alexander Cassinone (born December 24, 1866 in Karlsruhe , † July 21, 1931 in Vienna ) was an Austrian mechanical engineer and aviation pioneer .
Life
Cassinone studied mechanical engineering at the Technical Universities of Karlsruhe and Hanover . In Karlsruhe he became a member of the Corps Saxonia Karlsruhe . After completing his studies and extensive trips to the Orient, he became General Director of the Vienna agency of Gebr. Körting AG in 1898 . In the years 1906 to 1909 he worked as a designer of machine parts for submarines . In 1909 he was involved in the construction of the airship M III . Even an active balloonist , he was involved in the committees of early Austrian aviation. He was a committee member and from 1910 to 1921 President of the Aviation Technology Association. In 1910 he was elected Vice President and in 1926 President of the Austrian Aero Club .
Awards
- Honorary President of the Austrian Aero Club
- Renaming of Lannerstrasse in Vienna's Donaustadt to Cassinonestrasse , 1961
literature
- Cassinone, Alexander. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 137 f. (Direct links on p. 137 , p. 138 ).
- Cassinone, Alexander . In: Österreich-Lexikon , Volume 1, p. 185.
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Peter Blank (Ed.): Large Corps List of Saxonia Karlsruhe , Karlsruhe 1973.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cassinone, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mechanical engineer and aviation pioneer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1931 |
| Place of death | Vienna |