Eugene Gelcich

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Eugen Gelcich (born January 14, 1854 in Cattaro , Austrian Empire , † July 14, 1915 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ) was an Austrian nautical instructor. As a meritorious organizer of Austria's nautical education, he was internationally renowned.

Life

Gelcich's father Vicenzo Gelcich was a professor of mathematics and nautical science in Cattaro. The mother was Catterina Reggio .

Gelcich attended the Fiume Naval Academy from 1866 to 1870 . As a naval officer in the Austrian Navy , he drove to East Asia on the SMS Fasana screw corvette . At times he worked at the hydrographic office in Pola . In 1878 he joined the Austrian Merchant Navy as a teacher and provisional director of the Cattaro nautical school . With his excellent pedagogical talent, he became director of the nautical school in Lussinpiccolo in 1881 . In 1895 he came to the Academy of Commerce and Nautical Science in Trieste as head of the nautical department . From 1896 he was also the inspector of the nautical schools in the Austrian coastal regions . In Trieste he became head of the entire academy in 1899 and director in 1901. In 1901 he was appointed to the Ministry of Cultus and Education . From 1903 he was the central inspector for commercial teaching. From 1907 to 1909 he was at the same time advisor to the Ministry of Commerce for shipping and nautical questions and sat on the commission for the economic development of Dalmatia . In 1910 he retired as inspector of the nautical and some of the commercial schools as well as director of their teaching examination committees. He died at the age of 61.

Works

Lussinpiccolo (1900)
  • Ship magnetism theory and its application in practice . 1878.
  • Corso di astronomia nautica ad uso delle scuole nautiche . 1880.
  • Trattato di trigonometria piana e sferica , Vienna 1880.
  • Outlines of the physical geography of the sea . 1881.
  • Studies on the history of the development of shipping . 1882 (span. 1889).
  • Sulle leggi degli uragani . Trieste 1885.
  • Sketch of a history of the chronometer along with a review of last year's experiences and observations about the causes of the rate changes . Deutsche Uhrmacher-Zeitung 1886. SLUB
  • History of watchmaking , 1 volume, 1 atlas. 1887, 1892.
  • The island of Lussin with the two cities Lussingrande and Lussinpiccolo . Vienna 1888.
  • La scoperta d'America e Cristoforo Colombo nella letteratura moderna . Gorizia 1890.
  • with Franz Laschober: manual of navigation . 1890.
  • Map science, presented historically . 1894, 1910.
  • Ottica . Milan 1895.
  • Commercial education in Hungary . Vienna 1913.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gelcich, Eugen. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 419.
  2. ^ SMS Fasana
personal data
SURNAME Gelcich, Eugene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gelcich, Eugen Nikolaus Triphonius Balthasar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian navigation teacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Cattaro
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1915
Place of death Vienna