Franz Raffelsperger

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General post and railway card of the Austrian Empire

Franz Raffelsperger (also: Raffelsberger , Hungarian: Ferenc Raffelsperger ; baptized September 22, 1793 in Modern (today Modra ); † July 14, 1861 in Vienna ) was a geographer , cartographer and civil servant.

life and work

He grew up in poor circumstances as the son of a landowner and timber merchant, attended high school with St. Anna in Vienna from 1804 to 1805 and then the Real Academy. In the years 1820-1849 he was a civil servant in the postal service and tried to implement improvements in the travel mail system of the monarchy.

From around 1835 Franz Raffelsperger dealt with typographic map printing ( typometry ). In the early years he worked with Elisabeth Pichler (1783–1865) and her printer, Anton Pichler Sel. Widow . From 1836 to 1837 he created a general post and railroad map of the Austrian Empire , which was awarded a gold medal at the Vienna Trade Exhibition in 1839. His geographical / cartographic work is seen as a prerequisite for the revitalization and modernization of the public transport system . There are various statements about its importance in typometry: "In the field of typographic map printing, he can at best be seen as a post-inventor." (Austrian Biographical Lexicon) - "Typometry: [...] The first attempts [...] were later [...] especially perfected by Raffelsberger in Vienna. "( Meyers Konversations-Lexikon )

In 1843 he founded the kk extraordinarily exclusively privileged art institute in which u. a. the self-edited newspaper "Der Unpartheiische" produced.

Publications

(Selection)

  • The travel secretary. A geographic postal guide for travelers, merchants, businessmen and postal workers. , 3 volumes, Heubner & Bermann, Vienna 1829–1831: 1st volume 1829, 426 pages ( digitized, Google ); 2nd volume 1830, 422 pages; 3rd volume: 1831, 571 pp.
  • Postal road book or signpost through Europe with special attention to the Austrian imperial state. A help book for every traveler, postmaster, post clerk, merchant and businessman, about the imperial and royal Austrian states, and via Vienna to all European capitals and royal cities, to the most important seaports and trading centers and to the most famous To be able to travel to bathers; according to the latest official postcards, materials, measurements and regulations. Sollinger, Vienna 1831, 478 pages and 1 map ( digitized, Google ).
  • Topographical lexicon or general directory of all localities in the Austrian states. For general use. / Dizionario topografico postale di tutti i luoghi abitati negli stati Austriaci. 3 volumes, kk Hof- und Staats-Ärarial-Druckerei, Vienna 1836–1837: 1st volume: A – E , 1836, 506 p .; 2nd volume: F-M , 1836, 605 p .; Volume 3: N – Z , 1837, 680 pp.
  • (Editor): General geographic-statistical lexicon of all Austrian states. 2nd edition, 6 volumes, kkap typo-geographical art institution Vienna 1845–1853:
    • 1st volume: A-Cz. With 3 typometric maps: Bohemia, Dalmatia and Galicia. 1845, 992 pp. ( Digitized, Bayr. Staatsbib. , Google );
    • Volume 2: Da – Gz. With 5 typometric maps: Galicia, Illirien with Styria, Lombardy-Venice and 2 sheets of the large postcard from the imperial state. 1846, 984 pp. ( Digitized, Google );
    • Volume 3: Ha – Kz. With 6 typometric maps: 2 sheets of the large postcard from the imperial state, Moravia, Archduchy, Austria, Tyrol and Transylvania. 1846, 1379 pp. ( Digitized, archive.org ; Google );
    • Volume 4: La-Qz. With 4 typometric maps: Austrian Empire in 1 sheet, sheets of Kingdom of Hungary and a map by Neusohl. 1847, 2206 pp. ( Digitized, Google );
    • Volume 5: Ra-Sz. 1848, 1696 p. (Original signed by mistake Pa – Sz ; digitized, Google )
    • Volume 6: Sz – End. 1853, 1438 pp. ( Digitized, archive.org )
    further editions (unclear, according to Abc): Part 5 Kazman – Led [from p. 801], 1854 ( digitized, Google ); 6th volume [from Kle…, p. 962], 1853 ( digitized version, Google ); [9.] [from Grandpa ..., p. 1437], 1847 ( digitized, Google ); [15.] [from Wes…, p. 941?], 1848 ( digitized, Google ).

literature

Web links

Commons : Franz Raffelsperger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See literature
  2. ^ Franz Raffelsperger in the Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
personal data
SURNAME Raffelsperger, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raffelsberger, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian geographer, cartographer and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH before September 22, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH Modor
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 1861
Place of death Vienna