Karl Kreil
Karl Kreil (born November 4, 1798 in Ried im Innkreis in Upper Austria, † December 21, 1862 in Vienna ) was an Austrian astronomer and meteorologist .
Kreil first studied law and astronomy at the University of Vienna and was then an assistant at the Milan observatory between 1826 and 1830 . In 1838 he was adjunct and from 1845 director of the observatory of the Prague Clementinum .
In July 1851 Kreil was appointed director of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geomagnetism he was to set up in Vienna. At the same time he was appointed full professor for physics at the University of Vienna . Kreil carried out studies on the earth's magnetic field in particular , the results of which he mostly published in specialist journals. He published his observations on comets in the Cenni storici e teoretici sulle comete (Milan 1832), Observations on the Great Comets of 1843 (Prague 1843) and On the Nature and Movement of Comets (Prague 1843). He also published writings on the influence of the moon on the earth . Kreil was in intensive correspondence with Carl Friedrich Gauss .
Karl Kreil died in Vienna on December 21, 1862. His estate is kept at the University of Vienna.
In 1841 Kreil was elected a corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences .
In 1905 the Kreilplatz in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after him, on March 9th 2001 the asteroid (6597) Kreil .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kreil, Karl . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, pp. 179–187 ( digitized version ).
- Siegmund Günther: Kreil, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 101 f.
- Steinhauser: Kreil Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 245.
Web links
- Publications by K. Kreil in the Astrophysics Data System
- Works by and about Karl Kreil in the German Digital Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Daniela Hermetinger, Gauß am Werk , article in the online university newspaper
- ↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 139.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kreil, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian astronomer and meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ried im Innkreis , Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 1862 |
| Place of death | Vienna |