Julius Robert

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Julius Robert

Julius Robert (born June 4, 1826 in Himberg , Lower Austria ; † February 9, 1888 in Groß Seelowitz , Moravia ) was an Austrian chemist and industrialist.

Live and act

Julius Robert was a son of the sugar factory owner Florentin Robert (1795-1870). A diffusion process for extracting juice from sugar beet during sugar production was introduced by him in 1865 . He ran a model estate in Moravia, where he first used the steam plow in 1871 .

With his uncle Ludwig (from 1855: Ludwig von Robert ; 1792–1860) and his son Paul von Robert († 1881, age: 39) he was connected in particular through the wholesale house Robert & Comp. economic interests.

Julius Robert was the father-in-law of the plant breeder and economist Emanuel Proskowetz Ritter von Proskow and Marstorff the Elder  . J. (1849–1944), 1873–76 head of Robert's estate in Groß Seelowitz.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ W (ilfrid) Oberhummer:  Robert Florent (in). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 186 f. (Direct links on p. 186 , p. 187 ).
  2. ↑ J (osef) Mentschl:  Robert, Ludwig von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 187 f. (Direct links on p. 187 , p. 188 ).
  3. ↑ K (URT) Ehrendorfer:  Proskowetz of Proskow and Marstorff, d Emanuel. J .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 307 f. (Direct links on p. 307 , p. 308 ).
personal data
SURNAME Robert, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian chemist and industrialist
DATE OF BIRTH June 4, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Himberg , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1888
Place of death Groß Seelowitz , Moravia