Gustav Kroupa
Gustav Kroupa (born August 30, 1857 in Mutiowitz , Bohemia , † May 31, 1935 in Vienna ) was an Austrian mining specialist .
Life
Kroupa studied from 1876 initially at the Montanuniversität Leoben , continued his studies from 1877 at the German Technical University in Prague and from 1878 at the Příbram Mining Academy. After his engineering degree in 1879, he got a job at the Příbram Mining Directorate . From 1883 he worked at the Idria mercury works and in 1892 switched to the Raibl lead mine , where he stayed until 1893.
In 1896 Kroupa worked as a mining engineer and smelter in St. Joachimsthal , where in 1898 he was appointed chief smelter and manager of the uranium paint factory. Kroupa had the dumping of the lye ore residues that fell during the processing of the pitchblende in the uranium factory into the Weseritz and collected in order to deliver them to the Přibram smelter for silver extraction. Ultimately, by letting them go, he supported the scientific work of Marie Curie , who needed large amounts of pitchblende for her research. Marie and Pierre Curie were able to determine three grams of radium compounds in the 10 tons of pitch orifice material supplied . In the course of this research, the elements radium and polonium were discovered as uranium decay products.
In 1901 Kroupa was appointed director of the Brixlegg mountain and hut administration . In 1904 he was appointed a mountain ridge. In 1907 he was appointed to the kk agriculture ministry, where he campaigned for the further expansion of the St. Joachimsthal uranium factory. In the following year, Kroupa moved to the newly created Ministry of Public Works as a metallurgical consultant ; the state mines and metallurgical works were subordinate to his area of expertise. In 1910 he received the title of court counselor. After the First World War, he was transferred to the State Office for Public Works and, after its dissolution, retired in 1919.
From 1903 to 1914, Kroupa was an editor of the Oesterreichische Zeitschrift für Berg- und Hüttenwesen and the Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch. Between 1915 and 1919 he was editor of the magazine "Bergbau und Hütte".
Publications
- To detect the mercury . Oesterreichische Zeitschrift für Berg- und Hüttenwesen 35 (1887), VII, p. 109.
- Mercury extraction in New Almaden . Austrian magazine for mining and metallurgy. 38, 1890, VII, p. 79.
- Sketch of the metallurgical industry in the United States of North America . Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch 42 (1894), pp. 275–383.
- The determination of gold and silver in intermediate products . Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch 42 (1894), LI, p. 637.
- American practice in the processing of lead stone . Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch 48 (1900), II, p. 18.
- Extraction of the radium salts . Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch 52 (1904), IX, p. 107.
- The smelting of iron ores in an electric shaft furnace . Berg- und Hüttenmännisches Jahrbuch 59 (1911), XXXVII, p. 502, XXXVIII, p. 515.
- Some from metallurgical practice . Bergbau und Hütte 5 (1919), p. 165.
literature
- (Red): Kroupa, Gustav. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1969, p. 297 f. (Direct links on p. 297 , p. 298 ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kroupa, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian montanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mutiowitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1935 |
| Place of death | Vienna |