Friedrich Osann (Bergrat)

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Friedrich Osann (2nd from right) as treasurer of the Kunstverein Hannover at its 71st exhibition opening;
Photo print based on a group picture by Ernst August Fischer , 1903

Friedrich Osann (born February 19, 1838 in Zellerfeld in the Harz Mountains , † December 27, 1909 in Hanover ) was a German mining company and the first managing director of the Association of German Ironworkers and editor of the magazine Stahl und Eisen from its first publication in 1881 to the end of 1884.

Life

Friedrich Osann joined the Essen- based Krupp'sche Gussstahlfabrik in the late 1860s, where he was involved in setting up the first Siemens-Martin furnaces .

Osann's son Bernhard Osann also devoted himself to metallurgy .

In 1872 Friedrich Osann settled down as a civil engineer in the city of Düsseldorf , where eight years later from 1880 he was managing director of the Association of German Ironworkers and from the following year 1881 was appointed the first editor of the magazine "Stahl und Eisen".

In 1885 Osann moved to Hanover , where he again worked as a civil engineer.

literature

  • Obituary in Stahl und Eisen , Verlag Stahleisen Düsseldorf, 30th year 1910, p. 55

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d o.V. : On February 19, 1838 ... , in: Stahl und Eisen , Vol. 108, 1988, p. 76; limited preview in Google Book search
personal data
SURNAME Osann, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Bergrat, editor, association manager
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Zellerfeld , Harz
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1909
Place of death Hanover