Karl August Czeija

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Karl August Czeija (born February 20, 1843 in Vienna ; † February 14, 1909 there ) was a pioneer of the Austrian telegraph and telephone system.

In 1880 Czeija opened a workshop for mechanics and telegraph construction in Vienna , which in 1884 with the participation of Franz Nissl in the "Telephon- und Telegraphenfabrik Czeija, Nissl & Co." was converted. The company's location was Zieglergasse 27 in Vienna's 7th district. In 1907 the company moved to Dresdner Strasse 75 in the 20th district (see Brigittenau District Museum ). This company played a major role in building the telephone network of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy .

Karl August Czeija was the father of Oskar Czeija , who founded RAVAG , the forerunner of ORF , in 1923 .

literature

  • P. Kudlicza, ITT Austria 1884-1984, 1984

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Czeija, Nissl & Co., Standard, ITT, Alcatel; Vienna. Radiomuseum, January 27, 2017, accessed December 4, 2017 .
  2. ^ Karl August Czeija
  3. ↑ 125 years of telephone in Austria, Vienna 2006 (PDF; 213 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Czeija, Karl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1909
Place of death Vienna