Hans Seper

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Hans Seper (born October 18, 1924 ; † September 13, 2004 in Vienna ) was an Austrian technical historian, former curator of the department for road vehicles and deputy director of the Vienna Technical Museum .

Life

As heavy Disabled Veterans of the Second World War Hans Seper studied at the University of Vienna and received his doctorate in 1948 for Dr. phil. In 1957 he was appointed curator of the road vehicle department of the Vienna Technical Museum . In this role he built up the great collection of early Austrian automobiles and motorcycles. His intensive research on Siegfried Marcus and his numerous publications brought him notoriety and recognition far beyond the borders of Austria.

In 1968, in “Back when the horses shied”, he first published the documents that destroyed the myth of the construction of the second Marcus car in 1875 (and thus before Daimler and Benz ) and the year of construction 1888 for the engine and 1889 (or later ) proved for the chassis.

Hans Seper was awarded the Silver Merit for the Republic of Austria for his scientific work . He was buried at the Stammersdorfer Zentralfriedhof (group 43, row 23, number 21).

Publications

  • Back when the horses shied away . The history of the Austrian motor vehicle. Österreichischer Wirtschaftsverlag, Vienna 1968.
  • with Helmut Krackowizer and Alois Brusatti : Austrian motor vehicles from the beginning until today [on behalf of the Association of the Austrian Vehicle Industry on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Vehicle Association]. Welsermühl, Wels 1982, ISBN 3-85339-177-X (2nd edition 1984).
  • Austrian automobile history . From 1815 until today. Orac, Vienna 1986, ISBN 3-7015-0056-8 (2nd, extended edition with Martin Pfunder and Hans Peter Lenz: Eurotax, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-905566-01-X ).
  • The Gräf brothers . History of the Graef und Stiftautomobile. Published by the Austrian automobile factory ÖAF-Gräf & Stift Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna. Welsermühl, Wels / Munich / Kreuzlingen 1991 (first edition Vienna 1964), ISBN 3-85339-216-4
  • From Austro Fiat to ÖAF Gräf & Stift AG . Career history people motor vehicles. Welsermühl, Wels 1994, ISBN 3-85339-206-7 .
  • 100 years of Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG 1864–1964. 3rd edition, Weishaupt, Gnas 2009, ISBN 978-3-7059-0290-9 (preprint from: Blätter für Technikgeschichte . Issue 26).

literature

  • Martin Pfundner: The Car Austrians . Mobility pioneer. In: Auto & Wirtschaft . The specialist magazine for the Austrian automotive industry. A and W, Klosterneuburg 2006, ISBN 3-200-00517-3 .
  • Wolfgang Gruber: Hofrat birthday . In: Austro Classic . The Austrian magazine for technology history. Association for Motor History / Kierling, Vienna 1999, number 6, p. 11.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved December 11, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Seper, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seper, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian technical historian
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1924
DATE OF DEATH September 13, 2004
Place of death Vienna , Austria