Christian von Hofe

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Christian von Hofe (born February 8, 1871 in Arnis , † June 16, 1954 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German physicist .

Life

Christian von Hofe was born on February 8, 1871, the son of the teacher Johann von Hofe (1833–1921) in Arnis. He studied in the years 1892-1897 at the technical universities of Munich , Berlin and Hannover and received his doctorate in 1898 at the University of Berlin under Emil Warburg to Dr. Phil. In 1897 he accepted a position as an assistant physicist at the Military Research Office in Berlin-Plötzensee . In 1903 von Hofe moved to the Carl Zeiss company in Jena as a research assistant and in 1907 to the CP Goerz optical institute in Berlin-Friedenau . In 1919 habilitated by the court at the Technical University of Berlin. From 1924 to 1934 he worked as scientific director and board member at Goerz in Vienna and Pressburg . At the same time he gave lectures at the Technical University of Vienna , where he was appointed associate professor in 1930 . Von Hofe then returned to Berlin , where he headed the technical workshop until 1937. In 1935 he followed a call from the Technical University of Berlin, where he was appointed full professor for precision mechanics and optics . After his retirement in 1941, he headed the Institute for Military Reconnaissance Equipment until the end of the war .

Christian von Hofe, who married Alma, born Dau, in 1881, died on June 16, 1954 at the age of 83 in Frankfurt am Main.

Act

Christian von Hofe's main focus was on military optics. Already in the First World War he was able to introduce significant innovations in military rangefinder construction , but also in other areas of long-range optics, based on technical-optical and physiological optical findings, which achieved higher measurement accuracy and freedom from disruptive external error influences. Especially through his scientific revision of the mechanical-optical system of the long-range optical devices, he achieved successes that were revealed in numerous patents of the Goerz factory. In his later years he used the knowledge and experience he had acquired to train young scientists and engineers. Reference is still made to his work in the specialist literature today.

Work (selection)

  • Fernoptik, 1911, 3rd edition 1941

literature

personal data
SURNAME Hofe, Christian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnis
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1954
Place of death Frankfurt am Main