Hans von Bertele

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Hans Bertele von Grenadenberg (born July 2, 1903 , † July 3, 1984 in England ) was an Austrian electrical engineer, watch collector and watch historian.

Life

Von Bertele began collecting stamps early on, which he later exchanged for chandeliers and candlesticks. From the 1930s he discovered his interest in old clocks and built up a comprehensive collection of clocks and clock literature. After the war he lived in England and later in Vienna. In 1958 he was appointed professor for industrial electronics at the Vienna University of Technology . He died in 1984 during a stay in England .

Awards

Publications

  • Low pressure converter valves. Attempt to represent the mode of action and operational characteristics . Springer Verlag, 1952.
  • Pocket and jewelry watches . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig 1964.
  • Industrial electronics and automation . RC Schmidt, 1965.
  • The imperial monument clock. Monograph of a historically significant figure clock from the late period of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558) . Joseph Fremersdorf Collection, Lucerne 1965
  • Clocks. A guide for collectors and enthusiasts. (Ernst von Bassermann-Jordan) . Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig 1969.
  • The art monuments of the Benedictine monastery Kremsmünstger . Vienna 1977.
  • Marine and pocket chronometers . Callwey Georg DW GmbH, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-7667-0512-1 .
  • numerous publications in Blätter für Technikgeschichte and the writings of the friends of old clocks .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Old clocks . Callwey Munich, 1984. p. 7
  2. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Bertele, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grenadenberg, Hans Bertele von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian electrical engineer, watch collector and watch historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1903
DATE OF DEATH 3rd July 1984
Place of death England