Gustav von Peschka
Gustav Adolf Viktor von Peschka (born August 30, 1830 in Sankt Joachimsthal , † August 29, 1903 in Vienna ) was a Bohemian mathematician.
Life
Gustav von Peschka studied at the Bohemian State Polytechnic Institute in Prague from 1846 to 1850 and then initially worked in a machine factory. From 1852 to 1857 he was adjunct for mechanics, mechanical engineering, machine drawing and physics in Prague, was professor at the Technical Academy in Lviv and from 1863 to 1867 full professor for mechanics, machine science, machine drawing and physics in Brno . Gustav von Peschka worked from 1867 to 1891 as a full professor of descriptive geometry at the Technical University in Brno and most recently from 1891 to 1901 as full professor at the Technical University in Vienna .
The main focus of his importance as a mathematician is his contributions to the justification and application of the central and the listed projection.
On October 8, 1888, Gustav von Peschka was accepted as a member ( matriculation no. 2758 ) of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy .
Fonts
- Causes of boiler explosions and means of preventing them. Self-published by the author, Brno 1867 ( digitized version ).
- Kottirte Planes (Kottirte Projections) and their application. For use by engineers, for higher education institutions and for self-study . Buschak & Irrgang, Brno 1877 ( digitized version ).
- Descriptive and projective geometry according to the current state of this science with special consideration for the needs of higher educational institutions and self-study. Carl Gerold's son, Vienna.
- First volume: 1883 ( digitized ).
- Second volume: 1884 ( digitized ).
- Third volume: 1884 ( digitized ).
- Fourth volume: 1885 ( digitized ).
- Free perspective [central projection] in its justification and application with special consideration for the needs of higher educational institutions and self-study. 2nd Edition. Baumgärtner, Leipzig.
- Volume I: 1889 ( digitized version ).
- Volume II: 1889 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Peschka, Gustav Adolf Viktor, mathematician. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978,ISBN 3-7001-0187-2, p. 435.
Web links
- Member entry of Gustav von Peschka at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- Literature by and about Gustav von Peschka in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peschka, Gustav von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peschka, Gustav Adolf Viktor von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint Joachimsthal |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1903 |
| Place of death | Vienna |