Heinrich von Littrow

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Heinrich Littrow , since 1836 Edler von Littrow (born January 26, 1820 in Vienna , † April 25, 1895 in Abbazia , today Opatija , Croatia ) was an Austrian cartographer and writer .

Heinrich von Littrow by Theodor Mayerhofer ( Wiener Salonblatt , 1887)
Heinrich von Littrow.
Relief by Tatjana Kostanjević
Family coat of arms of the nobles von Littrow, awarded to Joseph Johann Littrow in 1836 .

Life

Heinrich von Littrow was a son of the astronomer Joseph Johann von Littrow, ennobled in 1836, and his wife Karoline von Ulrichsthal. Among his twelve brothers, the future astronomer Karl Ludwig von Littrow should be emphasized. After graduating from high school, von Littrow came to the Fiume Naval Academy as a cadet . In addition to his theoretical training, he also served on various Imperial and Royal warships.

In 1840 he finished his training there as the best of his year and therefore he was sent to the University Observatory in Vienna for further studies - "higher astronomy" . There he was a student of his father for some time and, after his unexpected death in 1841, also a student of his brother Karl Ludwig.

In 1845 von Littrow was appointed professor for stylistics and as a supplement (assistant teacher) for mathematics and nautical science at the academy in Fiume . There he soon made friends with his colleague, the writer Heinrich Wilhelm Stieglitz . The political events led to the transfer of Littrows to Trieste and he was also involved as an officer in the blockade escadre of Venice . The latter successful, as he was awarded the Military Merit Order after the capture of Venice .

From 1850 von Littrow carried out important preparatory work to improve the Austrian Navy. From 1852 he led z. For example, colored plastic was used in sea ​​charts , which soon became the common standard, and together with Admiral Baron Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair he worked on the reorganization of the navy. With his colleague Gustav Stelczyk , Littrow created a trend-setting relief of the Adriatic Sea . Quasi on the side, von Littrow developed an inexpensive method to repair the destroyed port of Pesaro ( Marken ) and to put it back into operation. For this he was appointed "patrician" of Pesaro and Pope Pius IX. awarded him the papal New Year's Eve .

In 1857 von Littrow was promoted to frigate captain and stationed in Trieste. In addition to his official duties, he was also culturally involved. In addition to his regular popular science lectures, he was also instrumental in founding a Schiller Association in Trieste. With its diverse activities, this association formed a social center of the city for many years.

Littrow was friends with the composer Franz von Suppè . The text for the popular aria “I only have your love, I don't need loyalty” in his operetta Bocaccio , published in 1879, does not come from the librettists Friedrich Zell and Richard Genée, but from Littrow. He had already published the short poem in 1857 under the title “Liebe und Treue” in his collection of poems “Aus der See”.

Von Littrow was hired by Freiherr Karl Ludwig von Bruck as captain for the Austrian Lloyd . For a few years Littrow drove for this in the Adriatic regular service until he was entrusted with the management of the nautical academy in Trieste .

Heinrich von Littrow died on April 25, 1895 at the age of 75 in Abbazia.

Works

Non-fiction
  • From the sea life , 1892
  • The Navy , 1848
  • The Semmering trip , 1883
  • German marine dictionary
  • Manual of seamanship . Publisher Gerold, Vienna 1859.
Fiction
  • Seagulls. Poems 1857
  • From Vienna to Trieste , 1863
  • The kiss. Comedy
  • A good lesson. Comedy
  • Xanthippe. Comedy

literature

Web links

Commons : Heinrich von Littrow  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Weigel: Heinrich von Littrow, the real text author of Suppès “Boccaccio” hit “I only have your love”.
personal data
SURNAME Littrow, Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian cartographer and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1895
Place of death Abbazia , now Opatija , Croatia