Leo Baudiß
Leo Baudiß , also Leo Baudiss , (born November 21, 1861 in Prague , † September 13, 1914 in Vienna ) was an Austrian mechanical engineer and university professor . He was rector of the Vienna University of Technology .
Life
Leo Baudiß studied mechanical engineering at the German Technical University in Prague from 1883 to 1890 . He then worked as an engineer at Ruston & Co. in Prague-Lieben, where he was involved in the planning of industrial plants, electricity and water works and invented a steering control for steam engines named after him .
In 1900 he was appointed full professor of mechanical engineering at the German Technical University in Prague. In 1904 he moved to the newly created chair for the construction of thermal engines at the Vienna University of Technology. In the academic years 1906/1907 to 1908/1909 he was dean of the mechanical engineering department. In the academic year 1909/1910 he was elected rector of the Vienna University of Technology . During his term of office, he introduced his own degree in electrical engineering . He also initiated the establishment of a mechanical engineering laboratory at the Vienna University of Technology.
In 1913 he was appointed councilor . He died in 1914 at the age of 52 and was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery .
In 1974 the Baudißgasse in Vienna's 11th district Simmering was named after him.
Fonts (selection)
- L. Baudiss: Contributions to the drawing of control gears. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 322, 1907, pp. 417-421.
- L. Baudiss: Contributions to the drawing of control gears. In: Polytechnisches Journal . 322, 1907, pp. 436-438.
- Contribution to the determination of the gate drive in the Heusinger (Walschaert) control. In: Journal of the Association of German Engineers , year 1908, pp. 141–144.
- A new method for determining the two-eccentric link controls. In: Journal of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects , year 1910, no.22.
literature
- Felix Czeike (Ed.): Baudiß, Leo. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 272 ( digitized version ).
- Baudiss, Leo (1861–1914), mechanical engineer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 54.
- Juliane Mikoletzky, Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber (eds.): A collection of extraordinary unity. The Rector's Gallery of the Vienna University of Technology. (Eng. A Collection of Unusual Completeness. The Gallery of Rectors of the TU Wien. ) (= Festschrift 200 Jahre Technische Universität Wien , Volume 13.) Böhlau-Verlag, Wien et al. 2015, ISBN 978-3-205-20113-7 , page 90.
Web links
- Entry on Leo Baudiß in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Leo Baudiß in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ Baudißgasse in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baudiß, Leo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baudiss, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mechanical engineer and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1914 |
| Place of death | Vienna |