Arthur von Hübl

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Arthur von Hübl

Arthur Freiherr von Hübl (born March 20, 1853 in Großwardein (today: Oradea, Romania ), † April 7, 1932 in Vienna ), Dr. hc, was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal , chemist and cartographer who was instrumental in the modernization of cartography .

family

Arthur von Hübl was the son of the middle-class officer Franz Hübl (* June 24, 1814 , † August 23, 1884 ). This was on June 20 in 1854 as imperial captain of the 5th Field Artillery - Regiment in Vienna by the award of the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class raised to the hereditary Austrian knighthood . As an imperial and royal field marshal lieutenant , Franz von Hübl was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd class, on November 5, 1875, and was raised to the hereditary status of Austrian barons due to the statutes of the order .

Life

Arthur von Hübl studied chemistry as a lieutenant in the artillery from 1879–81 at the Technical University in Vienna. He devoted himself particularly to technical and analytical as well as photochemistry . In 1885 he was transferred from the Artillery Equipment Institute to the Military Geographic Institute . In the course of his work he played a decisive role in the modernization of the card system. In 1913 he retired as a field marshal lieutenant and an honorary doctorate from the Vienna University of Technology.

In the First World War in the Army reactivated, he directed the Military Geographical Institute as its commander from 1916-18. He introduced offset printing , promoted stereo photogrammetry and improved the electroforming process .

With its innovations and methods, Hübl gained international recognition. 1920–24 he set up a cartographic institute in Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) based on the Viennese model . After his retirement he continued his work in a laboratory at the Cartographic Institute Vienna, the former Military Geographic Institute.

Hübl was a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences . The City of Vienna gave him an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (12D-1-11). The Hübl Peak in Antarctica bears his name.

Fonts

  • The theory and practice of color photography with autochrome plates . Knapp, Halle / Saale 1908.
    • From 1916 (4th edition) under the title The theory and practice of color photography with autochrome and other halftone color plates .
    • New edition (6th edition) 1933 under the title The theory and practice of color photography by means of the usual halftone color processes (together with Mario Zippermayr )
  • The development of the photographic silver bromide gelatin plate with doubtful correct exposure , Knapp Halle / Saale 1918/1922
  • Copying with electric light , Knapp Halle / Saale 1920
  • Orthochromatic photography , Knapp Halle / Saale 1920
  • The three-color photography with esp. Berücks. of three-color printing and similar processes , Knapp Halle / Saale 1921
  • The light filters with bes. the light filter for photographic purposes , Knapp Halle / Saale 1921/1927
  • Farbenphotographie , Springer Vienna 1929, together with L. Grebe; EJ Wall

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The KK or KuK Generalität 1816–1918 ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Austrian State Archives, Vienna 2007, p. 76 (PDF). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oesta.gv.at

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personal data
SURNAME Hübl, Arthur von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hübl, Arthur Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal, cartographer and chemist
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Oradea (now Oradea, Romania )
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1932
Place of death Vienna