Michael Knoll

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Michael Knoll around 1850

Michael Knoll (born May 6, 1805 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † June 29, 1852 ) was a German surveyor . As a road construction inspector and senior construction officer in the Kingdom of Württemberg , he planned the Geislinger Steige .

Life

Knoll's parents were Johann and Judith Knoll geb. Straub . He got his first name after his grandfather, the mayor of Oberböhringen . His family came from the wood turner's trade , but they had been active as geodesy for a long time . When Michael Knoll was occasionally used as a measuring assistant in his youth, he made the acquaintance of the well-known road builder Gottlieb Christian Eberhard von Etzel . Etzel took Michael with him to Stuttgart to his vocational school in 1823. After completing his studies, Knoll was appointed road construction inspector for the Stuttgart district in 1830 because of his ability. His marriage also took place at this timeWilhelmine Würger , daughter of a master butcher.

In the following years his activity was characterized by the planning and construction of road improvements and bridges. In 1845 he was appointed building officer for the Danube district. But just two months later he was called back to Stuttgart as the second technical advisor and at the age of 36 he was given overall supervision of all state roads in the state. In 1844 he received the title of senior building officer and his sphere of activity expanded. When the government started building the railway, Knoll was appointed speaker. In 1846 he was entrusted with the management of the construction of the Plochingen – Ulm section and thus also of the Geislinger Steige. Exactly two years after the Geislinger Steige was handed over, he died after several strokes at the age of 47. A monument with a small fountain next to the railway line still reminds of Michael Knoll today .

literature

  • Georg Burkhardt: History of the city of Geislingen an der Steige . Commission publisher Jan Thorbecke, Konstanz 1963

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personal data
SURNAME Knoll, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German surveyor, road builder and railway planner, responsible for the Geislinger Steige
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Geislingen an der Steige
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1852