Ludwig Richter (mechanical engineer)
Ludwig Karl Friedrich Johann Richter (born November 24, 1888 in Vienna ; † January 15, 1970 there ) was an Austrian mechanical engineer and university lecturer . He was rector of the Vienna University of Technology .
Life
Ludwig Richter studied mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. He then worked in industry and as an assistant to Richard Mollier in Dresden, interrupted by three years of military service. In 1924 he received his doctorate from the Technical University of Dresden .
In 1927 he completed his habilitation at the Technical University of Vienna. From 1928 until his retirement in 1959 he was a full professor for internal combustion engines and automotive engineering. In the 1954/55 academic year he was elected rector of the Vienna University of Technology . In 1956 he was awarded the VDI award.
Together with Ladislaus von Rabcewicz , he researched questions relating to tunnel ventilation during the Second World War .
Ludwig Richter died in 1970 at the age of 81.
Publications (selection)
- 1948: Combustion engine teaching pictures , in H. List: The internal combustion engine collected , Springer-Verlag, Vienna, ISBN 978-3-211-80076-8
literature
- Juliane Mikoletzky, Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber (editor): A Collection of Extraordinary Completeness / A Collection of Unusual Completeness: Die Rektorengalerie der Technische Universität Wien / The Gallery of Rectors of the TU Wien . Festschrift 200 Years of Technical University Vienna, Volume 13, Vienna, Böhlau-Verlag 2015, ISBN 978-3-205-20113-7 , page 130
Web links
- Ludwig Richter in the German biography
- Ludwig Richter in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ VDI badge of honor . In: VDI-Z. tape 98 , no. 23 , August 11, 1956, pp. 1432 ff .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Judge, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richter, Ludwig Karl Friedrich Johann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian mechanical engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th January 1970 |
| Place of death | Vienna |