Johann Arzberger

Johann Arzberger (born April 10, 1778 in Arzberg (Upper Franconia) ; † December 28, 1835 in Vienna ) was an Austrian technician and scientist of German origin.

Live and act

Johann Arzberger was machine director of the Fürstlich Salm'schen Eisenwerke of Hugo Franz Altgraf zu Salm-Reifferscheidt (1776–1836) in Moravia. In 1815 he was appointed at the suggestion of the founder of the k. k. Polytechnic Institute (today: Vienna University of Technology ) Johann Joseph Prechtl (1778–1854) invited to apply for a chair in the subject of mechanics and engineering. - On January 3, 1816, Arzberger was awarded the teaching post of practical mechanical engineering, in March of that year he took over the chair and began lecturing the following November.

In 1816, together with Prechtl, Arzberger constructed the first larger system for the production of coal gas from hard coal and thus became a pioneer in urban street lighting. Vienna was the first city on the continent to use hard coal gas to illuminate streets and public spaces on a larger scale.

As a result of the work on steam and its practical use, Arzberger came up with the construction of a steam car in 1820 , which was intended to move on ordinary roads without using rails. The tubular boiler used for this was introduced at the Vienna Polytechnic as early as 1816.

Arzberger's experiences with artists and craftsmen prompted him to comply with a request and to give free Sunday and public holiday lectures on mechanical objects. This soon found imitation among mill builders, carpenters and bricklayers and supported the principle of “preparation courses” (non-profit training schools) from an early stage. 

Johann Arzberger died on December 28, 1835 on Wieden No. 54 ( Paniglgasse ) on the Schlagfluss river . He was buried for rest in the Matzleinsdorf cemetery .

Arzberger was (from 1817) first married to Magdalena Holzmann († 1825); the compound had a daughter, Ernestine. The marriage, which began in 1826 with Wilhelmine Josefa von Schwind, a sister of Moritz von Schwind , was descended from Moritz (1827-1892), Friedrich (* 1833, † 1905 in Rindbach near Ebensee ) and Auguste.

In 1907, Arzbergergasse was opened in Vienna- Hernals (17th district) in memory of the co-founder of the k. k. Polytechnic Institute named.

Fonts

• Presentation of the law of elasticity of water vapors and description of the experiments on this subject in the polytechnic institute . In: Johann Joseph Prechtl (ed.): Yearbooks of the imperial royal polytechnic institute in Vienna . Volume 1.1819, ZDB ID 217840-0 . Gerold, Vienna 1819, pp. 144–159. - Full text online .
• Description of the im kaiserl. royal Polytechnic institutes located comparators, as the standard of the Viennese fathoms . In: Johann Joseph Prechtl (ed.): Yearbooks of the imperial royal polytechnic institute in Vienna . Volume 2.1820, ZDB ID 217840-0. Gerold, Vienna 1820, pp. XXVI – XXXII. - Full text online .
• Comparison of the maintenance costs of the horses for the train with the costs of firing a steam engine to propel the same ship by means of oars, and the time required in both cases to travel up the Danube from Ofen to Vienna . In: Johann Joseph Prechtl (ed.): Yearbooks of the imperial royal polytechnic institute in Vienna . Volume 11.1827, ZDB ID 217840-0. Gerold, Vienna 1827, pp. 36–56. - Full text online .
• Via the ship's train upstream through water wheels that are mounted on the ship itself . In: Johann Joseph Prechtl (ed.): Yearbooks of the imperial royal polytechnic institute in Vienna . Volume 14.1829, ZDB ID 217840-0. Gerold, Vienna 1829, pp. 44–61. - Full text online .
• Using a mechanical means to heat closed rooms or to keep them at the same temperature . In: Johann Joseph Prechtl (ed.): Yearbooks of the imperial royal polytechnic institute in Vienna . Volume 17.1832, ZDB ID 217840-0. Gerold, Vienna 1832, pp. 1–12. - Full text online .

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Arzberger, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1870, p. 467 ( digital copy ).
• Karl Karmarsch :  Arzberger, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 616.
• A (lexander) Bauer :  features section . Johann Arzberger (1778-1835). In:  Wiener Zeitung , No. 159/1908, July 12, 1908, pp. 2-6 (online at ANNO ). .
• Arzberger Johann, mechanical engineer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 32.

Web links

• Prechtl and the Vienna Polytechnic . In: deutsches-museum.de , accessed on June 1, 2012.
• Bauer (di Alexander Bauer):  features section. The gas question in Vienna at the time of the Congress. In:  Wiener Zeitung , No. 68/1896, March 21, 1896, p. 2 ff. (Online at ANNO ). .
• Hall of Fame: Johann Arzberger tuwien.ac.at

Remarks

1. ↑ Inventor of the soul lamp of the same name. - See: Arzberger Moriz, inventor. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 32.
2. ^ Professor at the German Technical University Brno , then at the Technical University Vienna ; Director of the Standard Calibration Commission . - See: Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 6 and Arzberger Friedrich, technologist. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 31 f. (Direct links on p. 31 , p. 32 ).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 3.
2. ^ Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 6.
3. ^ Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 5.
4. ^ Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 4.
5. ^ Entry on Johann Arzberger in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon ).
6. ^ Deceased in Vienna. (...) December 28th. (...). In:  Wiener Zeitung , No. 299/1835, December 31, 1835, p. 1488 center. (Online at ANNO ). .
7. ↑ ^{a b} Bauer: Feuilleton. Johann Arzberger , p. 6.