Karl Emil von Schafhäutl
Karl Emil von Schafhäutl (born February 16, 1803 in Ingolstadt , † February 25, 1890 in Munich ) was a German physicist , geologist and music theorist.
Life
Schafhäutl studied mathematics and natural sciences and became a scriptor at the University Library in Munich in 1827 . His first treatises appeared under the pseudonym Emil Pellisov ( pellis ovis = Latin sheep skin ). In 1834 he turned to England , where he later set up a laboratory in Swansea to study the puddling process . In 1836, Schafhäutl invented a device for puddling wrought iron and discovered the presence of nitrogen in iron(1838). His treatise On the Causes of Steam Boiler Explosions (1841) led to the award of the large silver Telford Medal .
In April 1841 Schafhäutl returned to Munich, where in 1842 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Science and founded the Geognostic Cabinet , of which he became a curator . In 1843 he became associate professor and in 1844 full professor of geology , mining and metallurgy. In 1849 he was made senior librarian.
Schafhäutl also researched the geology of the Alps and wrote numerous treatises. In addition, he dealt with technical-acoustic and musical investigations and invented, among other things, the vibration photometer (1840), a phonometer (1853) and a pocket phonometer (1860).
tomb
The grave of Karl Emil Schafhäutl is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (burial ground 21 - row 13 - 14th) Location .
Fonts
- Geognostic investigations of the southern Bavarian Alps . Munich 1851 Archives
- Southern Bavaria's Lethae geognostica . Leipzig 1863 Textband Archive , Atlas of 2 maps and 98 plates
- Geology in relation to the rest of the natural sciences . Munich 1843 Archives
- The latest geological hypotheses and their relationship to the rest of the natural sciences in general . 1844
Works
- The real Gregorian chant in its development up to the church music of our time . Munich 1869
- A stroll through the liturgical music history of the Catholic Church . Munich 1887
- Abbot Georg Joseph Vogler . Augsburg 1888
literature
- Ilse A. Ernst: Schafhäutl, Karl Emil Franz von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 544 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Ernst: Karl Emil von Schafhäutl (1803-1890). A Bavarian universal genius of the 19th century . Self-published by Ernst, Ingolstadt 1994.
- Hans Mendl : Literature as a mirror of Christian faith. Religious children and youth stories by Catholic authors from 1750 to 1850 . Eos, St. Ottilien 1995, pp. 287–289, 443 f (catalog raisonné).
- August Rothpletz : Schafhäutl, Karl Emil von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 729-731.
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Emil von Schafhäutl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article by / about Karl Schafhäutl in the Polytechnisches Journal
- Karl Emil von Schafhäutl's estate in the Bavarian State Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Member entry by Karl Emil von Schafhäutl at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences , accessed on February 9, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schafhäutl, Karl Emil von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schafhäutl, Karl Emil Franz von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German physicist, geologist and music theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ingolstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1890 |
| Place of death | Munich |