Konrad Schinz
Johann Konrad Schinz (born May 11, 1842 in Zurich ; † April 25, 1910 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Swiss engineer, entrepreneur and diplomat.
Life
Konrad Hinz studied engineering at the Zurich Polytechnic . He became active in the Corps Rhenania there and received it in October 1860. After completing his studies, he went to Russia and established himself as a machine manufacturer in Saint Petersburg. Among other things, he developed a petrol gas light bulb that was improved in terms of light intensity and energy consumption.
In 1878 Schinz was elected Swiss Vice Consul and in 1900 as the successor to Louis Eugène Dupont as Swiss Consul General and Head of Mission in Saint Petersburg. In 1904 he resigned from office due to health problems. He was succeeded by Édouard Odier .
Web links
- Documents by and about Schinz, Konrad in the Dodis database of Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schinz, Johann Heinrich in the Erik Amburger database.
- ↑ 150 years of the Corps Rhenania Zurich-Aachen-Braunschweig, 1855–2005. Braunschweig 2005, p. 301.
- ↑ Gasoline gas incandescent lamp by C. Schinz. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 312, 1899, Miszelle 1, pp. 159-160.
- ^ Table of contents for the Swiss Federal Gazette, Volume 30, Volume 3, 1878
- ↑ La Fédération Horlogère Suisse, Volume 19, No. 29, April 14, 1904, p. 207 (PDF)
- ^ Table of contents for the Swiss Federal Gazette, Volume 56, Volume 1, 1904
See also
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schinz, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schinz, Johann Conrad; Schinz, Hans Conrad; Schinz, Conrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss engineer and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1842 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1910 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |